Breakdown of Ég er farinn að fá mikla flasu aftur.
vera
to be
ég
I
fara
to go
að
to (infinitive marker)
fá
to get
aftur
again
mikill
great, much (adjective)
flasan
the dandruff (f)
Questions & Answers about Ég er farinn að fá mikla flasu aftur.
What is the difference between using vera farinn að here instead of just byrjaður að?
While both can translate to "started to", vera farinn að (literally "to be gone to") focuses on the continuous aspect of the action. It emphasizes that the process of getting dandruff is now actively underway and ongoing. The verb byrja simply points out the starting moment of the event.
If a woman were saying this sentence, would farinn change?
Yes. Because farinn is a past participle being used here with vera, it has to agree in gender and number with the subject (ég). A male speaker says Ég er farinn, a female speaker says Ég er farin, and a non-binary speaker uses the neuter Ég er farið.
Why are the words for "a lot of dandruff" in the form mikla flasu?
They are in the accusative case because they are the direct object of the verb fá (to get). The dictionary form is the feminine noun flasa, which becomes flasu in the accusative. The adjective mikill must agree with it, taking the feminine accusative singular form mikla.
Why use mikla for "a lot of" instead of something like mikið af?
When describing uncountable nouns like flasa (dandruff), weather, or abstract concepts, it is very natural in Icelandic to just use the adjective mikill (literally "much" or "great") directly. While mikið af flasu is grammatically possible, mikla flasu sounds much more idiomatic and direct.
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