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Svimandi parísarhjólið er miklu hærra en hótelið.

Svimandi parísarhjólið er miklu hærra en hótelið.
The dizzying Ferris wheel is much higher than the hotel.
From Lesson 233:Comparing by degree (miklu stærri)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Svimandi parísarhjólið er miklu hærra en hótelið.

Why is it miklu instead of mikið in this sentence?
This is the dative of difference. When you say how much more or less something is in a comparison, Icelandic uses the dative case. Miklu is the dative neuter form of mikill (much). So miklu hærra literally means 'higher by much'.
Why is the word for higher hærra rather than hærri?
Adjectives in the comparative form still have to agree with the gender of the noun they describe. Because parísarhjólið (the Ferris wheel) is a neuter noun, the adjective takes the neuter comparative form hærra. If the noun were masculine or feminine, you would use hærri.
Does parísarhjól literally mean 'Paris wheel'?
Yes! In Icelandic, a Ferris wheel is called a parísarhjól (Paris wheel). In this sentence, it has the definite article -ið attached to the end because we are talking about 'the' Ferris wheel.
Why doesn't svimandi have a neuter ending to match parísarhjólið?
Svimandi (dizzying) is a present participle, which is formed by adding -andi to the verb svima (to be dizzy). When these words are used as adjectives, they are frozen. They never change their endings to match gender, number, or case.

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