Two cells left
You have met the strong adjective in the nominative, the accusative singular and the dative. Two cells finish the table, and you have already seen one of them in sentences: átján stór*a kassa*.
Accusative plural
| gender | ending | example |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | -a | ég á tvo stóra hunda |
| feminine | -ar | hún kaupir þrjár rauðar peysur |
| neuter | – (bare) | við sjáum tvö stór hús |
The masculine -a is the one to watch: it looks like the weak ending you will meet next, but here it is plural and indefinite.
| I have two big horses. | Ég á tvo stóra hesta. |
Genitive
The genitive turns up after án, milli and vegna — the prepositions from the last lesson.
| ending | example | |
|---|---|---|
| masc/neut singular | -s | vegna slæms veðurs |
| feminine singular | -rar | vegna góðrar vinnu |
| all genders plural | -ra | milli hárra trjáa |
| The house is between tall trees. | Húsið er á milli hárra trjáa. |
Four new adjectives to drill them on
| adjective | |
|---|---|
| auðveldur | easy |
| lágur | low |
| grannur | slim |
| feitur | fat |
| hávaxinn / lágvaxinn | tall / short (of a person) |
Note the pair at the bottom: Icelandic does not use hár and lágur for people's height — a person is hávaxinn, a mountain is hár.
| The boy is tall. | Strákurinn er hávaxinn. |
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