Ég vel aðra skyrtu í dag.

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Breakdown of Ég vel aðra skyrtu í dag.

• annar: another
• í dag: today
• velja: to choose

Questions & Answers about Ég vel aðra skyrtu í dag.

Why is it aðra skyrtu and not önnur skyrta?

Because the verb velja (“to choose”) takes a direct object in the accusative. The noun skyrta is feminine; its accusative singular is skyrtu. The adjective annar (“other/another”) must agree: feminine accusative singular is aðra. So you get aðra skyrtu (accusative), not önnur skyrta (nominative).

What are the essential forms of annar (“other/another”) I should know?

The most useful singular forms:

• Feminine: Nominative önnur, Accusative aðra
• Masculine: Nominative annar, Accusative annan
• Neuter: Nominative/Accusative annað

Why is skyrtu (not skyrta) used here? How does “skyrta” decline?

Skyrta is a common weak feminine -a noun. Singular:

• N skyrta
• A skyrtu
• D skyrtu
• G skyrtu Plural:
• N/A skyrtur
• D skyrtum
• G skyrtna

Here it’s the direct object, so accusative: skyrtu.

What does Ég vel come from? How do you conjugate velja?