Word
Ég vil afreka mikið í þessu starfi.
Meaning
I want to accomplish a lot in this job.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ég vil afreka mikið í þessu starfi.
ég
I
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
vilja
to want (to will, be willing)
þessi
this (m/f)
Questions & Answers about Ég vil afreka mikið í þessu starfi.
Why is there no að before afreka? Doesn't 'I want to accomplish' need að for the 'to'?
In Icelandic, the verb vilja (to want) acts like a modal verb. It takes a bare infinitive directly after it, so you just say ég vil afreka without using að.
Why are we using the dative case for í þessu starfi?
The preposition í takes the dative case when describing a static location or state of being, like holding a position in a job. It would only take the accusative case if there was a sense of motion or moving into the job.
Why is the word for 'this' spelled þessu here?
The demonstrative pronoun þessi (this) has to match the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. Since starf is a neuter noun in the singular dative case, þessi becomes þessu.
How would I say 'without accomplishing a lot' to practice this lesson's grammar?
You would use the phrase án þess að (without doing). 'Without accomplishing a lot' translates to án þess að afreka mikið. Notice that unlike vilja, this structure does require að before the infinitive verb.
What is the difference between starf and vinna for the word 'job'?