Word
Þeir hafa farið í skoðunarferðina.
Meaning
They have gone on the sightseeing tour.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Þeir hafa farið í skoðunarferðina.
þeir
they (m)
fara
to go
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
hafa
to have
Questions & Answers about Þeir hafa farið í skoðunarferðina.
How do we form the supine (sagnbót) for a strong verb like fara to get farið?
Strong verbs do not use the typical -t or -að endings you see on weak verbs. Instead, they usually end in -ið. For the verb fara (to go), you take the root and add -ið, giving us farið. You always use this supine form after the helper verb hafa (to have).
Why is skoðunarferðina in the accusative case? Doesn't the preposition í sometimes take the dative?
You are right! The preposition í can take either the accusative or the dative case. Here, it takes the accusative because the verb fara implies active motion or direction toward a destination (going into or on the tour). If they were already stationed on the tour without that direction of travel, í would take the dative.
How does the word skoðunarferðina break down to mean "the sightseeing tour"?
It is a compound noun. Skoðunar relates to viewing or inspecting, and ferð means trip or journey. Because it is a specific tour, the feminine accusative definite article -ina (meaning "the") is attached to the very end of the word, making it skoðunarferðina.
Why use Þeir for "They" here instead of Þau?