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Við fórum yfir fjallið og ferðalagið var skemmtilegt.
Meaning
We went over the mountain and the trip was fun.
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Questions & Answers about Við fórum yfir fjallið og ferðalagið var skemmtilegt.
Why is the verb form fórum used instead of fór or farum?
Fórum is the past tense 'we' form of the strong verb fara (to go). Strong verbs change their core vowel in the past tense rather than adding a regular ending like -aði or -di. For fara, the vowel changes to ó. Because the subject is við (we), we must also add the plural ending -um to make fórum.
Why is fjallið in the accusative case here?
The preposition yfir (over) triggers the accusative case when it describes movement from one place to another. Since going over a mountain involves active motion, the neuter noun fjallið (the mountain) takes the accusative form. For neuter words, the accusative conveniently looks exactly like the nominative (dictionary) form!
Why does the adjective skemmtilegt end in -t?
In Icelandic, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The noun being described is ferðalagið (the trip), which is a neuter word. To match it, the dictionary form of the adjective skemmtilegur (fun) drops its masculine -ur ending and adds -t, becoming the neuter form skemmtilegt.
Is the word ferðalagið related to the verb fara?