Word
Við höfum aldrei heimsótt Ástralíu.
Meaning
We have never visited Australia.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Við höfum aldrei heimsótt Ástralíu.
Why does aldrei come between höfum and heimsótt?
In Icelandic, sentence adverbs like aldrei (never) usually go immediately after the conjugated verb. Since höfum is the conjugated helping verb here, aldrei is placed right before the main action verb heimsótt.
What is the dictionary form of heimsótt, and why does it look so different here?
The infinitive is heimsækja (to visit). Because it is being used with the helping verb hafa (to have) to say what you 'have done', it must take the supine form, which is heimsótt.
Why is Australia spelled Ástralíu here instead of Ástralía?
The verb heimsækja forces the place or person you are visiting into the accusative case. Most feminine country and continent names that end in -a change that ending to -u in the accusative, dative, and genitive cases.
Is the verb heimsækja a compound word?
Yes, it is made of heim (home) and sækja (to seek or fetch). So when you visit a place in Icelandic, you are literally home-seeking!