Questions & Answers about Hvar finnum við þær?
Why is "them" translated as þær here instead of another word?
þær is the feminine plural pronoun for "them" in the accusative case. The verb finna (to find) forces the thing being found into the accusative case. You must use þær when the group you are looking for consists entirely of females or grammatically feminine nouns. If it were a mixed group, you would use þau, and for all males, þá.
Wait, doesn't þær usually mean "they"?
Yes, it can! For feminine plural pronouns, the nominative case ("they" as the subject) and the accusative case ("them" as the object) are exactly the same: þær. You can tell it means "them" in this sentence because við (we) is the subject doing the finding, making þær the object being found.
Why does the verb finnum come before the subject við?
Icelandic strictly follows the V2 rule, meaning the verb is usually the second piece of information in a sentence. Because this question starts with the question word hvar (where) in position one, the verb finnum takes position two, pushing the subject við to position three.
Is there an easy way to remember the verb ending for við?