Breakdown of Þurrkarinn er ekki jafn sparneytinn og uppþvottavélin.
vera
to be
og
and
ekki
not
uppþvottavélin
the dishwasher
jafn
as, equally (as in "as tall as")
þurrkarinn
the dryer
sparneytinn
energy-efficient
Questions & Answers about Þurrkarinn er ekki jafn sparneytinn og uppþvottavélin.
How do we form the "not as... as" comparison here?
We use the structure ekki jafn + adjective + og. In Icelandic, jafn means "equally", so the literal translation is "not equally energy-efficient and the dishwasher".
Does the adjective sparneytinn agree with the dryer or the dishwasher?
It agrees with the subject of the sentence, þurrkarinn (the dryer). Since þurrkarinn is a masculine noun in the nominative case, the adjective takes the masculine nominative singular form sparneytinn.
What would happen to the adjective if we swapped the nouns around?
If we started with the dishwasher, we would say Uppþvottavélin er ekki jafn sparneytin og þurrkarinn. Because uppþvottavél is feminine, the adjective changes to its feminine nominative form, sparneytin (dropping one 'n').
What parts make up the word uppþvottavélin?
It is a compound word made of uppþvottur (washing up or dishwashing) and vélin (the machine).
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