Breakdown of Hvor ykkar kveikir á útiljósinu?
hvor
which of two
ykkar
your (pl.)
kveikja á
to turn on
útiljósið
the outdoor light
Questions & Answers about Hvor ykkar kveikir á útiljósinu?
Why does the sentence use "hvor" instead of "hver"?
Hvor specifically means "which of the two", implying there are exactly two people being addressed. If there were three or more people, you would use hver instead.
Why is "ykkar" in the genitive case here?
Here, ykkar acts as a partitive genitive, meaning "of you". It directly follows hvor to form the phrase "which of you". Ykkar is the genitive form of the plural pronoun þið.
Why is "útiljósinu" in the dative case?
The phrasal verb kveikja á (to turn on) always governs the dative case for the object being turned on. Therefore, the neuter noun útiljósið (the outdoor light) becomes útiljósinu in the dative.
How would I answer "I do" using the "gera það" construction from this lesson?
To say "I do", you replace the active verb phrase with gera það (to do it/so). You would simply answer Ég geri það. This gracefully avoids repeating the entire phrase ég kveiki á útiljósinu.
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