Questions & Answers about Við notum töskurnar.
How do we get the form töskurnar for "the bags"?
It comes from the feminine noun taska (bag). First, we make it plural and accusative: töskur (bags). Then, to make it definite ("the bags"), we add the accusative plural definite ending for feminine nouns, which is -nar, giving us töskurnar.
Why does this sentence use the accusative case for the bags?
In Icelandic, the verb nota (to use) requires the object being used to be in the accusative case.
Why is the verb spelled notum?
This is the conjugated form of the verb nota (to use) that matches við (we). When the subject is "we", Icelandic verbs almost always end in -um.
Where is the word for "are" in this sentence?
Icelandic does not have a direct equivalent to the English "are doing" structure. The single verb notum can mean both "we use" and "we are using".
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