Breakdown of Ég hef tekið farangurinn inn á hótelið.
ég
I
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
hótelið
the hotel
taka
to take
hafa
to have
inn
in (motion inwards)
farangurinn
the luggage
Questions & Answers about Ég hef tekið farangurinn inn á hótelið.
How do we form the supine tekið from the verb taka?
Taka is a strong verb. For strong verbs, the supine (sagnbót) usually ends in -ið. It also often involves a vowel shift from the infinitive form. Here, the a in taka changes to e, giving us tekið. You use this form after the helping verb hafa (here as hef) to say you have done something.
Why is the object farangurinn in the accusative case?
The verb taka (to take) forces the object being taken into the accusative case. Farangur (luggage) is a masculine noun. Because the accusative of many masculine nouns looks exactly like the nominative dictionary form, the noun itself doesn't seem to change. However, when we add the definite article (the) to make it farangurinn, it is acting as the accusative object.
Why do we use inn á instead of just í for into?
In Icelandic, going into certain public buildings like hotels, hospitals, and cafes usually takes the preposition á instead of í. We add the directional word inn (inwards) to emphasize the movement from outside to inside, making inn á hótelið mean into the hotel.
Why does á force hótelið to be in the accusative case here?
The preposition á takes the accusative case when it describes motion or movement toward a destination. Since you are actively moving the luggage into the hotel, hótelið is in the accusative. If the luggage were already resting inside the hotel with no movement, á would take the dative case instead.
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