Nýi nágranninn er mjög vinalegur og alltaf kurteis.

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Breakdown of Nýi nágranninn er mjög vinalegur og alltaf kurteis.

• mjög: very
• alltaf: always
• nýr: new

Questions & Answers about Nýi nágranninn er mjög vinalegur og alltaf kurteis.

Why is it nýi and not nýr?

Because nýi is the form used before a definite noun.

• nýr nágranni = a new neighbor
• nýi nágranninn = the new neighbor

In Icelandic, an adjective before a definite noun usually takes the weak form, and nýi is the weak masculine nominative singular form of nýr.

Why does nágranninn end in -inn?

The ending -inn is the definite article attached to the noun, so it means the.

• nágranni = neighbor
• nágranninn = the neighbor

Icelandic usually puts the onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

What gender, number, and case is nýi nágranninn?

It is masculine, singular, nominative.

That is because:

• nágranni is a masculine noun
• it refers to one person, so it is singular
• it is the subject of er, so it is in the nominative case

The adjective nýi matches the noun in gender, number, and case.