Word
Við þurfum að endurskoða skólakerfið.
Meaning
We need to revise the school system.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Við þurfum að endurskoða skólakerfið.
við
we
að
to (infinitive marker)
þurfa
to need
endurskoða
to revise
Questions & Answers about Við þurfum að endurskoða skólakerfið.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to start it with auk þess (furthermore)?
What are the parts that make up the verb endurskoða?
Why is the definite article at the end of skólakerfið just -ð?
The compound word skólakerfi (school system) takes its gender from the final noun, kerfi (system). Kerfi is a neuter noun. Since it already ends in a vowel, the attached definite neuter article is just -ð rather than -ið, making it skólakerfið.
Does þurfa always require the infinitive marker að before the next verb?
Yes, when þurfa is followed by another verb to express needing to do something, you must use að plus the infinitive. Unlike English modal verbs (like must or should) which drop the to, þurfa functions like the English verb need and keeps the að.