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Dökka kápan er ný.

Dökka kápan er ný.
The dark coat is new.
From Lesson 80:Í hverju ertu? — what you are wearing (vera í + Dative)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Dökka kápan er ný.

Why is the first adjective dökka and not just dökk?
In Icelandic, when an adjective comes directly before a definite noun (a noun with 'the' attached, like kápan), it uses its weak form. For a feminine noun, the weak form of dökk is dökka.
Why does the second adjective ný use the strong form?
Because ný (new) comes after the verb er (is) rather than right before the noun. Adjectives in this predicative position always use the strong form. The strong feminine singular form is simply ný.
How do we know the gender of kápan?
The base word is kápa. Nouns that end in -a in their dictionary form are almost always feminine. When you add the definite article to say 'the coat', it becomes kápan.
How would the adjectives change if we were talking about multiple dark coats?
Both adjectives would need to be plural to match kápurnar (the coats). The weak adjective at the start becomes dökku, and the strong adjective at the end becomes nýjar. The sentence would be Dökku kápurnar eru nýjar.

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