Breakdown of Ég er þreyttur og læt nuddarann dekra við mig.
vera
to be
og
and
ég
I
þreyttur
tired
mig
me (acc)
láta
to let
nuddarinn
the masseur
dekra við
to pamper
Questions & Answers about Ég er þreyttur og læt nuddarann dekra við mig.
How does the causative construction with láta work here?
The verb láta (here conjugated as læt) forces the person doing the action into the accusative case. This makes the masseur become nuddarann, and the action he performs is kept in the infinitive form dekra.
How do we get the form nuddarann?
The base word is nuddari, which is a masculine noun. Because it is the object of læt, it changes to its accusative form nuddara. Finally, we add the accusative masculine definite article -nn to say the masseur, giving us nuddarann.
Why is the preposition við used before mig?
To say that you pamper or spoil someone, Icelandic uses the phrasal verb dekra við. This phrase always takes an object in the accusative case, which is why the pronoun for me becomes mig.
Would þreyttur change if the speaker were female?
Yes. The adjective þreyttur is the masculine nominative form, telling us the speaker is male. If a woman were saying this sentence, she would use the feminine form and say Ég er þreytt.
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