Breakdown of Við höfum nýlega farið í ferð til Akureyrar.
við
we
fara
to go
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
til
to
Akureyri
Akureyri
hafa
to have
nýlega
recently
ferðin
the trip
Questions & Answers about Við höfum nýlega farið í ferð til Akureyrar.
How do we form the supine (sagnbót) for the strong verb fara in this sentence?
To make the supine (the form used after hafa) for strong verbs, the ending is almost always -ið. For the verb fara (to go), you take the stem far- and add -ið, making farið. While weak verbs usually end in -að or -t, -ið is the classic sign of a strong verb!
Why does the sentence use í ferð when the English translation says on a trip?
While English says you go on a trip, Icelandic says you go in a trip. You will always use the preposition í with ferð for this meaning. Because the verb fara shows movement towards a destination, ferð is in the accusative case here.
Why does the town name Akureyri change to Akureyrar at the end of the sentence?
The preposition til (to) always requires the noun that follows it to take the genitive case (the case often used for possession). The genitive form of the town Akureyri is Akureyrar.
Is the placement of nýlega between the two verbs required?
Yes, in sentences with a helper verb and a main verb, adverbs of time like nýlega (recently) generally sit right after the conjugated helper verb (höfum) and before the main action verb (farið). This happens to match the English word order perfectly.
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