Breakdown of Konan hringdi nýlega í mig.
konan
the woman
mig
me (acc)
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
hringja
to call (by phone)
Questions & Answers about Konan hringdi nýlega í mig.
Why does hringdi end in -di?
The verb hringja (to call) is a weak verb. To make it past tense, we add a suffix instead of changing the main vowel. Because the stem of the verb ends in an ng sound, it gets the -di ending. If the stem ended in a harder sound like k or s, it would take -ti instead.
Why is the word í in this sentence? Doesn't that mean in?
On its own, í usually means in. But to say you are telephoning someone in Icelandic, you use the set phrase hringja í. You are literally saying the woman called in me!
Why do we use mig instead of mér for me?
The preposition í determines the case of the word that follows it. In the phrase hringja í, the preposition always forces the next word into the accusative case. Therefore, we use the accusative form mig rather than the dative mér.
How is the word nýlega formed?
The word nýlega means recently. It is an adverb built from the adjective nýr, which means new, combined with the common adverb ending -lega, which works just like the English ending -ly.