Ég hoppa ekki eins hátt og hún.

I do not jump as high as she does.

Breakdown of Ég hoppa ekki eins hátt og hún.

• ég: I
• ekki: not
• hún: she
• eins ... og: as ... as

Questions & Answers about Ég hoppa ekki eins hátt og hún.

What does eins ... og mean in this sentence?

Eins ... og is the Icelandic pattern for as ... as in comparisons.

So:

• eins hátt og hún = as high as she
• ekki eins hátt og hún = not as high as she

This is a very common structure:

• eins stór og = as big as
• eins fljótt og = as quickly as
• eins góður og = as good as

In your sentence, it compares how high I jump with how high she jumps.

Why is ekki placed after hoppa?

In a simple main clause, Icelandic usually places the finite verb early in the sentence, and ekki often comes right after it.

So:

• Ég hoppa ekki ... = I do not jump ...

That word order is very natural in Icelandic.

Compare:

• Ég borða ekki kjöt. = I do not eat meat.
• Hún kemur ekki í dag. = She is not coming today.

English uses do not, but Icelandic usually just uses ekki with the verb form itself.

Why is it hátt and not hár, háa, or háttur?