Questions & Answers about Hjálpa strákarnir okkur?
Why is it strákarnir and not just strákar?
Why is 'us' translated as okkur?
The verb hjálpa (to help) forces the person being helped into the dative case. Okkur is the dative form of we/us.
Why does the sentence start with the verb Hjálpa?
To make a yes/no question in Icelandic, you just put the verb first. There is no helper word like are or do in English. You literally ask 'Help the boys us?'
Why is the verb form hjálpa instead of hjálpar?
The subject is strákarnir (the boys), which is plural. Hjálpar is the singular form for he/she/it, while hjálpa is the form for they.
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