Breakdown of Ég er alveg til í þessa samskotaveislu, enda er ég farinn að verða svangur.
vera
to be
ég
I
svangur
hungry
fara
to go
að
to (infinitive marker)
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
þessi
this (m/f)
til
to
verða
to become; will be
alveg
completely, totally
enda
seeing that
samskotaveislan
the potluck
Questions & Answers about Ég er alveg til í þessa samskotaveislu, enda er ég farinn að verða svangur.
How does the phrase vera til í work here, and why is þessa samskotaveislu in the accusative case?
The idiom vera til í translates to "to be up for" or "to be willing to do" something. The preposition í strictly governs the accusative case in this specific idiom, which is why the feminine noun samskotaveisla (potluck) becomes samskotaveislu, and the demonstrative pronoun becomes þessa.
What exactly does the word samskotaveislu consist of?
It is a compound noun made of samskot (a collection, contribution, or "chipping in") and veisla (a party, feast, or banquet). Put together, it is the exact Icelandic equivalent of a "potluck".
What nuance does the conjunction enda add? Could I just use því (because) instead?
enda is a very natural conjunction meaning "and indeed", "after all", or "since". It introduces a justification that logically follows or confirms the first part of the sentence. You could technically use því, but enda is much more idiomatic here for expressing "which makes perfect sense, considering I'm getting hungry."
Why use farinn að verða instead of a literal translation for "starting to get" like byrjaður að verða?
While byrja means "to begin", native speakers strongly prefer the construction að fara að (literally "to go to") + infinitive to mean "to start doing" or "to be about to do" something. Here, ég er farinn að means "I have started to", with the past participle farinn agreeing with a masculine speaker.
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