Breakdown of Við eigum að fá kápuna lagfærða á morgun.
við
we
á morgun
tomorrow
fá
to get
kápan
the coat
eiga að
to be supposed to
lagfæra
to fix (repair, correct)
Questions & Answers about Við eigum að fá kápuna lagfærða á morgun.
Why is the past participle lagfærða in that specific form?
In the fá + object + past participle construction, the past participle behaves like an adjective and must agree with the object in gender, number, and case. Because kápuna (the coat) is feminine singular and in the accusative case, the past participle lagfæra (to fix) changes to lagfærða to match it.
Does eigum mean we 'own' the coat here?
No, it doesn't. Although the verb eiga usually means 'to own', when it is paired with að and another verb, it changes meaning to 'to be supposed to' or 'to have to'. Here, við eigum að fá means 'we are supposed to get'.
What makes kápuna take the accusative case?
It is the direct object of the verb fá (to get). In this 'get something done' structure, fá dictates the case of the object, which is usually accusative, exactly as it would be if you were physically receiving the object.
Could I just say morgun instead of á morgun for 'tomorrow'?
No, 'tomorrow' is a fixed prepositional phrase in Icelandic: á morgun (literally 'on morning'). You cannot drop the á.
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