Breakdown of Gætirðu fyllt út þetta eyðublað hérna?
þetta
this
hérna
here (colloquial, pointing)
gætirðu
could you
fylla út
to fill out
eyðublaðið
the form
Questions & Answers about Gætirðu fyllt út þetta eyðublað hérna?
Why is it Gætirðu instead of Getur þú?
The word Gætir is a special polite form (the past subjunctive) of the verb geta (can). Just like in English, we use this past form to be extra polite, turning Can you into Could you. The -ðu ending is simply the pronoun þú (you) attached directly to the verb.
Why does the sentence use fyllt instead of the infinitive fylla?
The verb geta and its polite forms like gætir are special in Icelandic: they always force the next verb into the supine form (the form you use with have), rather than the infinitive. Therefore, we must say gætirðu fyllt rather than gætirðu fylla.
Is fylla út a direct translation of the English fill out?
Yes! Icelandic uses the exact same structure for this action. Fylla means to fill, and út means out. They are used together to mean filling out a document or form.
Why do we use þetta here instead of þennan for the word this?
The noun eyðublað (form) is a neuter word. Even though it is the direct object of the sentence (which puts it in the accusative case), neuter words do not change their form in the accusative. Therefore, we use the neuter word for this, which is þetta.
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