Breakdown of Situr þú í svefnherberginu í náttfötunum og horfir á sjónvarpið?
og
and
þú
you
sitja
to sit
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
horfa
to watch
sjónvarpið
the television
á
to/at (with verbs of perception: hlusta á, horfa á)
svefnherbergið
the bedroom
náttfötin
the pajamas
Questions & Answers about Situr þú í svefnherberginu í náttfötunum og horfir á sjónvarpið?
Why is it Situr þú ... og horfir instead of using ert að for 'are sitting and watching'?
Why do both situr and horfir take a conjugated form?
In this 'posture verb + og + verb' structure, both verbs are active and must match the subject. Since the subject is þú (you), both verbs take the 'you' form: þú situr and þú horfir.
Why is 'in the pajamas' translated to í náttfötunum?
The word náttföt literally means 'night-clothes' and is always plural, just like 'pajamas' in English. When talking about what someone is wearing, Icelandic uses the preposition í (in) followed by the dative case. With the plural definite article attached, it becomes í náttfötunum.
Why does sjónvarpið stay accusative while svefnherberginu is dative?
Different prepositions and verbs trigger different cases. The preposition í takes the dative case when describing a stationary location, turning svefnherbergið into svefnherberginu. However, the verb phrase horfa á (to watch) always requires the accusative case, so sjónvarpið stays in its accusative form.
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