The Most Important Verbs in Icelandic

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Icelandic, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Icelandic verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	að eiga
I have	ég á
you have	þú átt
he has	hann á
we have	við eigum
you have	þið eigið
they have	þeir eiga

2
to be	að vera
I am	ég er
you are	þú ert
he is	hann er
we are	við erum
you are	þið eruð
they are	þeir eru

3
to go	að fara
I go	ég fer
you go	þú ferð
he goes	hann fer
we go	við förum
you go	þið farið
they go	þeir fara

4
can	að geta
I can	ég get
you can	þú getur
he can	hann getur
we can	við getum
you can	þið getið
they can	þeir geta

5
to do	að gera
I do	ég geri
you do	þú gerir
he does	hann gerir
we do	við gerum
you do	þið gerið
they do	þeir gera

6
I had	ég átti
you had	þú áttir
he had	hann átti
we had	við áttum
they had	þeir áttu

7
I was	ég var
you were	þú varst
he was	hann var
we were	við vorum
you were	þið voruð

8
I went	ég fór
you went	þú fórst
he went	hann fór
we went	við fórum
you went	þið fóruð
they went	þeir fóru

9
you did	þú gerðir
he did	hann gerði
we did	við gerðum
you did	þið gerðuð
they did	þeir gerðu

10
I will have	ég mun eiga
you will have	þú munt eiga
he will have	hann mun eiga
we will have	við munum eiga
you will have	þið munuð eiga
they will have	þeir munu eiga

11
I will be	ég mun vera
you will be	þú munt vera
he will be	hann mun vera
we will be	við munum vera
you will be	þið munuð vera
they will be	þeir munu vera

12
I will go	ég mun fara
you will go	þú munt fara
he will go	hann mun fara
we will go	við munum fara
you will go	þið munuð fara
they will go	þeir munu fara

13
I will do	ég mun gera
you will do	þú munt gera
he will do	hann mun gera
we will do	við munum gera
you will do	þið munuð gera
they will do	þeir munu gera

14
Is there ... ?	Er ...?
May I ... ?	Má ég ...?
I need ...	Ég þarf ...
Where is ... ?	Hvar er ...?
What is ... ?	Hvað er ...?
How much is ... ?	Hvað kostar ...?
I would like to have ...	Ég ætla að fá ...
Can you ... ?	Getur þú ...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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