Breakdown of Ég ætla að fá besta verðið.
ég
I
að
to (infinitive marker)
ætla
to intend
fá
to get
bestur
best
verðið
the price
Questions & Answers about Ég ætla að fá besta verðið.
Where does the word besta come from?
It is the superlative form of the irregular adjective góður (good). Just like in English (good, better, best), Icelandic changes the root word entirely: góður, betri, bestur. Here we are using the base superlative best- with a grammatical ending.
Why does besta have an -a at the end instead of just being bestur or best?
Because it is describing a definite noun. Verðið means "the price" because it has the attached definite article -ið. When an adjective comes before a definite noun, it must take the "weak" ending. For a neuter noun like verð in the accusative case, that weak ending is -a.
Why use ætla að fá to say "am going to get"?
Icelandic does not have a distinct future tense built into its verbs. To say you are "going to" do something, you usually use the verb ætla (to intend or plan) followed by the word að and the infinitive form of the main verb, which here is fá (to get).
What case is the phrase besta verðið in?
It is in the accusative case. It acts as the direct object of the sentence, meaning it is the thing directly receiving the action of the verb fá (to get).
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