Breakdown of Mér finnst alltaf skemmtilegt að ferðast með lest.
alltaf
always
finnast
to find, to think
mér
me (dative)
skemmtilegur
fun
Questions & Answers about Mér finnst alltaf skemmtilegt að ferðast með lest.
How does með work when talking about transportation here?
In this lesson, með means "by" or "using" a mode of transport, and it requires the following noun to be in the dative case. In Icelandic, instead of saying "by train", you literally say "with train" (með lest).
If með takes the dative case here, why doesn't the word lest change its ending?
The word lest (train) is a feminine noun whose nominative, accusative, and dative forms are all exactly the same. So even though it is grammatically in the dative case here because of með, the spelling remains lest.
Why does the sentence start with Mér instead of Ég?
The verb finnast (to find / to think) requires its subject to be in the dative case. Therefore, you must use the dative pronoun Mér (to me) instead of the standard nominative Ég (I).
Why is skemmtilegt in the neuter form instead of the standard masculine form?
The adjective skemmtilegt (fun) is describing the entire action of traveling (að ferðast). When an adjective describes a general action or an infinitive verb phrase, it always takes the neuter singular form in Icelandic.
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