Breakdown of Við erum með besta tilboðið í fallegustu fasteignina.
vera
to be
fallegur
beautiful
við
we
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
með
with
bestur
best
fasteignin
the property
tilboðið
the offer
Questions & Answers about Við erum með besta tilboðið í fallegustu fasteignina.
Why do we use besta and fallegustu instead of their normal dictionary forms?
When a noun has the definite article attached to it, like tilboðið (the offer) and fasteignina (the property), any adjective describing it must use the weak declension. Because we are talking about specific, definite things, we use the weak superlative forms.
Why does "best" end in -a (besta) but "most beautiful" ends in -u (fallegustu)?
The weak ending changes depending on the gender of the noun. Tilboðið is a neuter noun, and its weak accusative ending is -a (besta). Fasteignina is a feminine noun, which takes the -u ending in the weak accusative (fallegustu).
Doesn't við erum með literally mean "we are with"? Why is it translated as "we have"?
You are exactly right! While it literally translates to "we are with", the phrase vera með is the most common way in Icelandic to say that you "have" or are holding a specific object or thing, like an offer (tilboð).
Why does the preposition í mean "for" here instead of "in"?
Prepositions rarely match up perfectly between English and Icelandic. When you make an offer on or for something in Icelandic, you use the preposition í. Here, it triggers the accusative case for the following phrase, fallegustu fasteignina.
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