Well, I'd say the active participle of 'to be' is 'being' but the 'active' part of that description is redundant (being is inherently active in a grammatical sense) and anyway this is all a bit like talking about the wetness of water. In standard spelling it's definitely 'art thou', not 'arte thou', but I expect 'arte thou' cropped up here or there, because 'art(e?)' predates the standardisation of English spelling.
I believe "Hvar Ertu" is the lyrics that Bjork sings in the chorus. The guy who uploaded this clearly doesn't know the names of the songs, so he just put the first lyrics. For example, in Critical Mass he put "Enginn Heima", cause that's what Einar says. :)
No there isn't. There's no active participle for "is," and the only form of the past participle is "been." This is true for the whole history of Modern English.
FUCK THIS IS "THE WINTER" IN ICELANDIC
BEST KUKL SONG EVER
GREAT
PRETTY FAST
LAWRENCE VON DADA
ANTI GAGA LEAGUE
GALLERIEVONDADA 3 months ago
By the balls of Þórr!
I'm no grammarian by trade, but
this YouTube argument
about whether or not there is an "e" in "art"
has successfully outnerded me.
Well done!
Bitchin' song, though.
NiceboyWilson 11 months ago
Well, I'd say the active participle of 'to be' is 'being' but the 'active' part of that description is redundant (being is inherently active in a grammatical sense) and anyway this is all a bit like talking about the wetness of water. In standard spelling it's definitely 'art thou', not 'arte thou', but I expect 'arte thou' cropped up here or there, because 'art(e?)' predates the standardisation of English spelling.
RussMoxham 11 months ago
This is actually "Assassin" off of The Eye. "Hvar Ertu?" is just a lyric that means, if I'm not mistaken, "Where are you?" in Icelandic.
UltraHyperGirl 4 years ago
I believe "Hvar Ertu" is the lyrics that Bjork sings in the chorus. The guy who uploaded this clearly doesn't know the names of the songs, so he just put the first lyrics. For example, in Critical Mass he put "Enginn Heima", cause that's what Einar says. :)
bornofthorn 3 years ago 2
or more properly "Where arte thou?"
Lobotomyu 2 years ago
There's no E in "art."
LokiClock 2 years ago
Maybe not that word however in a participle of "are" there is.
Lobotomyu 2 years ago
No there isn't. There's no active participle for "is," and the only form of the past participle is "been." This is true for the whole history of Modern English.
LokiClock 2 years ago
Early Modern English.XD
Lobotomyu 2 years ago
This is actually "Assassin" off of The Eye. "Hvar Ertu?" is just a lyric that means, if I'm not mistaken, "Where are you?" in Icelandic.
UltraHyperGirl 4 years ago
This is actually "Assassin" off of The Eye. "Hvar Ertu?" is just a lyric that means, if I'm not mistaken, "Where are you?" in Icelandic.
UltraHyperGirl 4 years ago
This is actually "Assassin" off of The Eye. "Hvar Ertu?" is just a lyric that means, if I'm not mistaken, "Where are you?" in Icelandic.
UltraHyperGirl 4 years ago