fóru

Fóru is the Icelandic third-person plural past tense form of the verb fara, meaning to go. It translates to "they went" in English and is used to describe a completed action of going by a plural subject. In narration or report, fóru appears to recount events that involved multiple people or things.

Origin and forms: Fara is a verb with Old Norse roots, and its past tense forms in Modern Icelandic show a distinction between singular and plural. The singular past is often seen as fór, while the plural past is fóru. The form fóru is therefore specifically used when the subject is plural, such as þau or þeir. As with many Icelandic verbs, fara participates in various tense constructions beyond the simple past, but fóru itself marks a completed plural action in the past.

Usage and examples: Fóru is common in everyday Icelandic, including spoken and written language. Examples:

- Þau fóru til Reykavíkur í gær. They went to Reykjavik yesterday.

- Hví fóru þau ekki fyrr? Why did they not go earlier?

- Í sumar fóru þau oft út að ganga. This summer they went out for walks often.

Notes: Fóru is part of a broader system of strong-verb conjugation in Icelandic, where past-tense forms vary by person and number. It is used in standard Icelandic and appears in literature, news, and conversation to describe past movements or travel by multiple subjects.