Breakdown of Við getum oft horft á seríuna saman.
saman
together / on end (after a dative plural time noun)
við
we
oft
often
horfa
to watch
geta
to be able to
á
to/at (with verbs of perception: hlusta á, horfa á)
serían
the series
Questions & Answers about Við getum oft horft á seríuna saman.
Why is oft placed between getum and horft?
In Icelandic main clauses, adverbs of frequency like oft (often) usually go directly after the conjugated verb. Since getum is the conjugated verb here, oft steps in right after it, separating it from the second verb horft.
Why is the second verb horft instead of the infinitive horfa?
The verb geta (can/to be able to) is special in Icelandic. Unlike other helping verbs that take the infinitive, geta always requires the following verb to be in the supine form. The supine is the same form used with the verb 'to have', so að horfa (to watch) becomes horft.
Why do we use the preposition á here?
In Icelandic, when you watch TV, a movie, or a series, you literally 'look at' it. The verb horfa always pairs with the preposition á, which in this context forces the following word into the accusative case.
How does the word seríuna get its ending?
It comes from the feminine noun sería (a loanword for 'series'). Because the preposition á forces it into the accusative case, sería changes to seríu. Then, to say 'the series', we add the feminine definite ending -na, giving us seríuna.
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