Breakdown of Ætlið þið að fara í fríið á morgun?
þið
you (plural)
fara
to go
að
to (infinitive marker)
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
á morgun
tomorrow
ætla
to intend
fríið
the holiday
Questions & Answers about Ætlið þið að fara í fríið á morgun?
How does the "going to" part work in this sentence?
The verb ætla means to intend or to plan to do something. Because the sentence uses the plural you (þið), it becomes ætlið. When we connect it to another action like fara (to go), we must put að (to) between them, creating the pattern ætla að + infinitive.
Why is the verb at the very beginning of the sentence?
To ask a yes/no question in Icelandic, you simply swap the verb and the subject. The normal statement would be Þið ætlið (You are going). By flipping it to Ætlið þið, it turns into a question.
How do I know if þið means one person or multiple people?
Þið is strictly the plural "you" (like "you all" or "you guys"). If you wanted to ask just one person this same question, you would use the singular "you" (þú) and change the first verb to match: Ætlar þú að fara...
Why do we use í here, and what is the -ið on the end of fríið?
In English we say going "on" a holiday, but Icelandic uses the preposition í (in/into) for trips and holidays. Fríið is the base word frí (holiday) with the definite article suffix -ið attached to the end, making it mean "the holiday."
Does á morgun mean "in the morning" or "tomorrow"?
It means "tomorrow." Even though it translates literally to "on morning," this is the standard Icelandic phrase you will always use to say that something is happening tomorrow.
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