Breakdown of Ég tala við fólkið á morgnana til að bæta samskiptin.
ég
I
tala
to speak
að
to (infinitive marker)
til
to
á morgnana
in the mornings
fólkið
the people
við
with (talking with)
bæta
to improve
samskiptin
the communication
Questions & Answers about Ég tala við fólkið á morgnana til að bæta samskiptin.
Why do we use til að here instead of just að for "to improve"?
While að by itself is the standard "to" before an infinitive verb, using til að means "in order to." You use this structure in Icelandic anytime you are explaining the specific purpose behind an action, just like in this sentence where talking to the people is done in order to improve communication.
Why is the phrase for "in the mornings" á morgnana instead of á morgun?
Á morgun is a set phrase that means "tomorrow." To say you do something regularly in the morning, you use the preposition á followed by the plural definite form of the word, which is morgnana (the mornings). Because á here shows time, it takes the accusative case.
What case does the preposition við take in the phrase við fólkið?
When talking to or with someone, the preposition við takes the accusative case. The word fólk (people) is a neuter noun, and its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary (nominative) form. The -ið ending is the definite article attached to the end, making it "the people."
Why does the word samskiptin end in -n?
The base word is samskipti, which translates to "communication" or "interactions." In Icelandic, it is a neuter noun that is almost always used in the plural. The -n at the end is the neuter plural definite article (the equivalent of "the"), making it mean "the communication."
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