Breakdown of Vantar þig sjampó af því að þú ert farinn að fá flasu?
vera
to be
þú
you
fara
to go
að
to (infinitive marker)
fá
to get
af því að
because
vanta
to need (to lack)
sjampóið
the shampoo
flasan
the dandruff (f)
Questions & Answers about Vantar þig sjampó af því að þú ert farinn að fá flasu?
Why does the sentence start with Vantar þig instead of Þú vantar?
The verb vanta (to need or lack) is an impersonal verb. It requires the logical subject (the person who needs something) to be in the accusative case. That is why we use þig instead of the nominative þú. The thing that is needed (sjampó) also takes the accusative case.
How does the phrase ert farinn að fá convey the meaning 'have started to get'?
This uses the construction vera farinn að plus an infinitive, which is the main focus of this lesson. While it literally translates to 'to be gone to', it is an aspectual phrase used to express that an action or state has actively begun. Therefore, ert farinn að fá means the process of getting dandruff is already underway.
Why is farinn used here instead of the neutral farið?
In the vera farinn að construction, the past participle (farinn) behaves like an adjective and must agree with the subject in gender and number. Because the masculine singular form farinn is used here, we know the speaker is talking to a male. If they were addressing a female, it would be ert farin að fá.
Why is the word for dandruff spelled flasu here instead of flasa?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb fá (to get). The dictionary form is flasa, which is a weak feminine noun, so its ending changes from -a to -u in the accusative case.
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