Breakdown of Stundum heimsækjum við þau í Norður-Ameríku.
við
we
þau
they (n)
stundum
sometimes
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
heimsækja
to visit
Norður-Ameríka
North America
Questions & Answers about Stundum heimsækjum við þau í Norður-Ameríku.
Why does the verb heimsækjum come before the subject við?
This happens because of the V2 (verb-second) rule. Since the sentence starts with the adverb stundum (sometimes), the verb must come next to stay in the second position. This forces the subject and verb to swap places, literally reading 'Sometimes visit we'.
Why is 'them' translated as the neuter pronoun þau here instead of þá or þær?
What does the verb heimsækja literally mean?
It is a compound of the words heim (home) and sækja (to seek or to fetch). So, to visit someone in Icelandic is literally to 'seek them home'. It takes the accusative case, which is why the object is þau.
Why does Norður-Ameríku end in a '-u' instead of an '-a'?
The preposition í takes the dative case when it describes a stationary location, like being 'in' a country or continent. The dictionary form of the continent is Norður-Ameríka, and feminine nouns ending in '-a' typically change to '-u' in the dative case.
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