Two verbs, two cases
Icelandic splits what you wear between two constructions, and the case is the whole difference:
| construction | example | |
|---|---|---|
| garments you are inside | vera í + Dative | hún er í rauðri peysu |
| accessories you carry or bear | vera með + Accusative | hann er með bláan trefil |
Hats, scarves, glasses, jewellery and bags go with með; everything you put your body into goes with í.
| She is in a pink sweater. | Hún er í bleikri peysu. |
The adjective agrees, in the dative
This is the dative adjective ending you learned in the last two lessons, now doing real work:
| gender | dative singular | example |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | -um | í bláum jakka |
| feminine | -ri | í grárri peysu |
| neuter | -u | í grænu vesti |
Plural is -um for every gender: í svörtum buxum.
| I am in black trousers. | Ég er í svörtum buxum. |
More colours
| colour | |
|---|---|
| bleikur | pink |
| grár | grey |
| fjólublár | purple |
| appelsínugulur | orange |
| dökkur | dark |
| ljós | light (in colour) |
dökkur and ljós modify another colour: dökkblár dark blue, ljósgrár light grey — and they describe hair: Hún er með dökkt hár.
| She has dark hair. | Hún er með dökkt hár. |
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