Breakdown of Við höfum tekið landakortið með okkur.
við
we
taka
to take
með
with
hafa
to have
landakortið
the map
Questions & Answers about Við höfum tekið landakortið með okkur.
How is the supine form tekið created from the verb taka?
Taka is a strong verb, which means it does not use regular endings like -að for the past form. Instead, strong verbs change their inner vowel and usually end in -ið in the supine (the form used after the auxiliary verb hafa). For taka, the vowel changes from a to e, giving us tekið.
Why does landakortið end in -ið?
The -ið is the attached definite article, meaning 'the'. Landakort (map) is a neuter noun, and since it is the direct object being taken, it is in the accusative case. For neuter nouns in the accusative, the attached article is -ið.
What case does the preposition með take here?
In this sentence, með takes the dative case. While með can take the accusative when it means carrying or holding an object, the specific phrase for taking something with a person requires the dative case for the person. That is why we use okkur (the dative form for 'us').
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