Breakdown of Á morgun förum við á bókasafnið.
við
we
fara
to go
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
á morgun
tomorrow
bókasafnið
the library
Questions & Answers about Á morgun förum við á bókasafnið.
Why is it förum við (go we) instead of við förum (we go)?
This is the V2 rule in action! In Icelandic, the verb usually has to be the second piece of information in a sentence. Because we started the sentence with the time phrase Á morgun (Tomorrow), the verb förum must come right after it to stay in the second position. The subject við is pushed to after the verb.
Does förum mean 'we will go' or 'we are going'?
Both! Icelandic doesn't have a specific future tense word like 'will' in English. Instead, it usually just uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when there is a time word like á morgun (tomorrow) in the sentence to make the timing clear.
Why does bókasafnið end in -ið?
That is the attached word for 'the'. The base word is bókasafn (library), which is a neuter noun. To say 'the library', you attach the neuter definite article -ið to the end of the word, making it bókasafnið.
Doesn't the preposition á usually mean 'on'?
It often does, but when talking about going to a public institution or a place of activity, like a library, cafe, or hospital, Icelandic uses á instead of til. So fara á bókasafnið means 'to go to the library'.
What is the literal translation of Á morgun?
It literally translates to 'on morning', but it is the standard Icelandic phrase for 'tomorrow'.
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