Sokkarnir mínir eru þurrir, en skórnir eru kaldir.

to be

Breakdown of Sokkarnir mínir eru þurrir, en skórnir eru kaldir.

• kaldur: cold
• minn: my
• en: but

Questions & Answers about Sokkarnir mínir eru þurrir, en skórnir eru kaldir.

Why is sokkarnir used instead of sokkar?

Sokkar is the indefinite plural nominative form: socks (in general).
Sokkarnir adds the definite article as an ending: the socks.

Icelandic usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun, instead of putting a separate word like English the in front:

• sokkur – a sock (singular, indefinite)
• sokkar – socks (plural, indefinite)
• sokkarnir – the socks (plural, definite)

So sokkarnir mínir literally means “the socks my”, which corresponds to English “my socks.”

Why do we say sokkarnir mínir instead of mínir sokkar?