Breakdown of Við breikkum formið af því að við viljum stærstu skálina.
stór
big
við
we
vilja
to want (to will, be willing)
skálin
the bowl
af því að
because
breikka
to widen
formið
the shape
Questions & Answers about Við breikkum formið af því að við viljum stærstu skálina.
How does the verb breikkum relate to the adjective for 'wide'?
Why does breikkum have a double 'k' if the suffix is just -ka?
Is breikka always used with an object like formið?
Not always! Verbs with the -ka suffix can be causative (making something else change, like widening a shape) or inchoative (changing state on their own, without an object). Here it is causative, taking the direct object formið (the shape) in the accusative case. But you could also say 'Vegurinn breikkar' (The road widens) where the subject changes on its own.
Why is 'the biggest' written as stærstu here instead of stærst or stærsta?
Stærstu is the superlative form of stór (big). Because it modifies skálina (the bowl), which has a definite article attached, the adjective must use the weak declension. Skál is a feminine noun and it is in the accusative case here as the object of viljum, so the correct weak superlative ending is -u.
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