Breakdown of Skipuleggjum uppboðið fyrir góðgerðarstarfið!
fyrir
for (fyrir þig)
góðgerðarstarfið
the charity work
skipuleggja
to organize
uppboðið
the auction
Questions & Answers about Skipuleggjum uppboðið fyrir góðgerðarstarfið!
Why does the sentence start directly with the verb Skipuleggjum?
This is the V1 (verb-first) word order used to make an exhortation, which means saying "Let's do something." By putting the "we" form of the verb at the very beginning and dropping the pronoun við (we), it translates to "Let's organize!"
How would we say this using the við skulum method from this lesson?
You would say Við skulum skipuleggja uppboðið... Here, skulum (let's / shall) is conjugated for "we", and the main verb skipuleggja stays in its dictionary form (the bare infinitive).
Does the verb skipuleggja dictate the case of the noun that follows it?
Yes, skipuleggja (to organize) takes a direct object in the accusative case. Here, the object is uppboðið (the auction). Because uppboð is a neuter word, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its nominative (dictionary) form.
Why does fyrir trigger the accusative case for góðgerðarstarfið here?
The preposition fyrir takes the accusative case when it means "for" in the sense of "for the benefit of" or "intended for". It only takes the dative case when talking about location (in front of) or time (ago).
The word góðgerðarstarfið is very long! How does it break down?
Icelandic loves compound nouns! It breaks down into góð (good) + gerðar (from gerð, meaning deed or action, put into the genitive case to link the words) + starfið (the work). So it literally means "the good deed work", which translates to charity.
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