vitum

In a sentence

• Við vitum svarið.

  We know the answer.

  Here, 'vitum' is the first person plural conjugation of the verb 'vita', meaning 'to know', denoting knowledge of a fact or information.

• Þeir vitum hvað er í gangi.

  They know what is going on.

  In this sentence, 'vitum' illustrates the conjugation reflecting the group’s awareness or understanding about an event or situation.

• Ég sagði honum að vitum væri mikilvægt.

  I told him that knowing is important.

  'Vitum' is being used here in a subjunctive form to express an idea or a hypothetical condition, rather than a concrete fact.