Breakdown of Megum við veiða í Keflavík?
við
we
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
Keflavík
Keflavik
mega
to be allowed to
veiða
to fish
Questions & Answers about Megum við veiða í Keflavík?
Why isn't there an að before veiða?
The verb mega is a modal verb meaning 'may' or 'to be allowed to'. In Icelandic, modal verbs are followed directly by the bare infinitive of the action verb. So you use veiða alone, without the infinitive marker að.
Could I use getum instead of megum here?
Getum means 'can' in the sense of having the physical ability or skill. Because megum means 'may' or 'are allowed to', using it makes it clear you are asking about the local rules or for permission to fish, rather than asking if your group knows how to fish.
Doesn't veiða mean 'to hunt'?
Yes, but it is also the standard verb for 'to fish' or 'to catch'. Icelandic uses the same verb for both hunting and fishing. If you ever need to be strictly clear that you mean fishing in a conversation, you can add the word for fish and say veiða fisk.
What grammatical case is Keflavík in after the preposition í?
It is in the dative case. The preposition í takes the dative when describing a fixed location where an action takes place. For the town Keflavík, the dative form happens to be exactly the same as its base dictionary form.
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