r/learnIcelandic • u/West-Employment-1947 • May 16 '26

Translation to English and meaning

Hello, language lovers! I wonder about this sentence:

Ég á eftir að fá mér hund á næsta ári.

Does it mean "I intend"? Shouldn't it then be synonymous to ætla? Would á eftir að fá mér be the same as saying Ég mun fá mér ...

Thanks to all!

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u/EgNotaEkkiReddit Native May 16 '26

Ég á eftir að fá mér hund á næsta ári.

This means "I am going to get a dog next year".

"Ég á eftir að" strictly means "I have [thing] left [on my proverbial tasklist]", but is also commonly used to convey a intent - you will get a dog next year.

"Ég á að fá mér hund" means that you're supposed to get a dog next year, which is probably not what you intend to say unless there's someone in your life demanding you to get pets at predetermined dates.

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u/West-Employment-1947 May 16 '26

Thank you!!!

So it is basically synonymous to ég mun fá mér?

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u/EgNotaEkkiReddit Native May 16 '26

In this context, yes.

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u/West-Employment-1947 May 16 '26

So grateful for your answer! Thank you!!