Breakdown of Ég vil einbýlishúsið, en fasteignaverðið þar er hins vegar of hátt.
vera
to be
þar
there
ég
I
en
but
vilja
to want (to will, be willing)
hár
high / loudly
of
too
hins vegar
on the other hand
einbýlishúsið
the detached house
fasteignaverðið
the property price
Questions & Answers about Ég vil einbýlishúsið, en fasteignaverðið þar er hins vegar of hátt.
Where is annars vegar in this sentence?
In this sentence, hins vegar is used on its own. While the current lesson focuses on the paired phrase annars vegar... hins vegar (on the one hand... on the other hand), hins vegar is very often used independently to simply mean 'however' or 'on the other hand' to contrast with a previous statement.
Why is hins vegar placed after the verb er instead of right after en?
In Icelandic, coordinating conjunctions like en (but) start the clause, but adverbs like hins vegar usually come after the conjugated verb. So instead of saying 'but however the price is...', Icelandic phrasing puts the adverb after the verb: ...en fasteignaverðið þar er hins vegar....
Why does the adjective for 'high' take the form hátt?
Adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they describe. Here, it describes fasteignaverðið (the property price). Because the base word verð (price) is a neuter noun in the nominative case, the adjective hár (high) must take the neuter nominative singular form hátt.
What are the root words that make up einbýlishúsið?
It is a compound of einbýli (a single-family dwelling) and húsið (the house). Einbýli itself is made from einn (one or single) and býli (dwelling or farm), making it the standard Icelandic term for a detached house.
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