skoði

Skoði is a verb form in Icelandic. It is the present subjunctive form of the verb skoða, meaning to examine or inspect. In Icelandic grammar, the present subjunctive is used in certain subordinate clauses to express wishes, doubts, possibilities, or hypothetical content, typically after verbs of desire or after conjunctions such as að. The form is most common in formal or written language.

Usage: Skoði appears in clauses such as "Það er mikilvægt að hann skoði þetta" meaning "It is important that he examine this." In these constructions, the verb in the dependent clause is in the present subjunctive (for third-person singular, "hann skoði"). The form helps signal non-indicative mood rather than assertion.

Forms: The verb skoða has several common forms: infinitive að skoða; present indicative form ég skoða, þú skoðar, hann skoðar; past tense skoðaði; present subjunctive skoði (as in "að hann skoði"). Other related forms include the supine and past subjunctive in more formal or historical registers.

Notes: Skoði as a present subjunctive form is most often encountered in written Icelandic and in careful speech. It contrasts with the indicative mood, which would use "skoðar" in the corresponding present tense. The use of the subjunctive after að and other particles remains a notable feature of Icelandic grammar.

See also: Icelandic grammar; subjunctive mood; verbs.