Breakdown of Mig langar ekki í viðhaldsmikinn húsbíl.
ekki
not
mig
me (acc)
langa
to want
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
húsbíllinn
the campervan
viðhaldsmikill
high-maintenance
Questions & Answers about Mig langar ekki í viðhaldsmikinn húsbíl.
How is the word viðhaldsmikinn formed?
Why does the adjective end in -mikinn rather than -mikill in this sentence?
It is modifying húsbíl (campervan), which is a masculine noun in the accusative case here. The masculine accusative singular form of -mikill is -mikinn, just as -lítill becomes -lítinn.
Why do we need the preposition í after langa ekki?
When the verb langa (to want) is followed directly by a noun, it always requires the preposition í. If you wanted to express doing an action instead, you would use að followed by an infinitive verb, such as Mig langar ekki að kaupa... (I do not want to buy...).
Why does this sentence start with Mig instead of Ég?
The verb langa is an impersonal verb that always requires its logical subject to be in the accusative case. Instead of saying I want (Ég), the Icelandic phrasing acts more like it makes me want, requiring the accusative pronoun Mig.
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