Breakdown of Veit hann hvenær rútan fer á flugvöllinn?
hann
he
hvenær
when
fara
to go
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
vita
to know (a fact, information)
rútan
the coach
flugvöllurinn
the airport
Questions & Answers about Veit hann hvenær rútan fer á flugvöllinn?
Why is the word order rútan fer and not fer rútan after hvenær?
Because 'when the bus goes' is an indirect question. The main question here is Veit hann? (Does he know?). In Icelandic, indirect questions use normal Subject-Verb word order (rútan fer), even though a direct question would put the verb first.
Why do we use veit for 'know' here instead of þekkir?
Veit comes from the verb vita, which is used for knowing facts or information (like a bus schedule). You would use þekkja if you were talking about being familiar with a person or a place.
Why is flugvöllinn in the accusative case?
The preposition á takes the accusative case when it describes motion toward a destination (going to the airport). If you were already located at the airport with no movement, á would trigger the dative case instead.
How does the word flugvöllinn (the airport) break down?
It starts as flugvöllur (airport). Because it is the destination of movement, it changes to the accusative case, becoming flugvöll. Finally, the definite article (the) is attached to the end, making it flugvöllinn.
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