Breakdown of Ferðalagið og fjallgangan voru skemmtileg og við sáum náttúruna.
vera
to be
og
and
við
we
skemmtilegur
fun
sjá
to see
ferðalagið
the trip (longer journey)
fjallgangan
the mountain hike
náttúran
the nature
Questions & Answers about Ferðalagið og fjallgangan voru skemmtileg og við sáum náttúruna.
How is the strong verb sjá conjugated to get sáum?
Sjá (to see) is a strong verb, meaning it changes its main vowel in the past tense instead of taking a regular past tense ending. The past tense stem becomes sá-. Because the subject is við (we), we add the standard plural ending -um, giving us sáum.
Why is the adjective skemmtileg in the neuter plural form?
This sentence has two subjects: ferðalagið (which is neuter) and fjallgangan (which is feminine). In Icelandic, whenever you have a mixed-gender group, adjectives describing them default to the neuter plural form. That is why we use the neuter plural skemmtileg.
Why does the word for the nature end in -una here?
The base word is the feminine noun náttúra. The verb sjá requires the thing you see to be in the accusative case, which changes náttúra to náttúru. To say the nature, we add the feminine accusative definite article -na, resulting in náttúruna.
Why do we use the plural verb voru when both nouns are singular words?
Voru is the plural past tense of vera (to be). Because the two singular subjects are joined by og (and), they form a plural group (just like saying they). Therefore, the verb must be plural.
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