Questions & Answers about Hún einbeitir sér til að læra meira.
Why does this sentence use til að instead of til þess að?
Both til að and til þess að mean 'in order to' and are used to show purpose. The word þess is optional, so speakers often drop it to make the sentence flow faster, leaving just til að right before the infinitive verb læra.
Why is the word sér right after the verb?
In Icelandic, the verb for 'to concentrate' is einbeita sér, which is a reflexive verb. It literally means 'to concentrate oneself.' Because the subject here is Hún (She), sér translates to 'herself'.
I've seen sig used for 'herself' before. Why does this sentence use sér?
Reflexive verbs require their accompanying pronoun to be in a specific case. The verb einbeita always demands the dative case. Sér is the dative form of the reflexive pronoun, whereas sig is the accusative form.
What kind of word is meira in this sentence?
Meira means 'more' and is the comparative form of the word mikið (much). Here, it acts as an adverb to describe how much she wants to learn.