Breakdown of Ert þú vanur að prófa nýtt mataræði?
vera
to be
þú
you
nýr
new
að
to (infinitive marker)
prófa
to try
vanur
used to
mataræðið
the diet
Questions & Answers about Ert þú vanur að prófa nýtt mataræði?
Why does the word for "used to" end in -ur here, and does it change?
Yes! Because vanur is an adjective, it must agree with the subject (þú). In this sentence, the speaker is addressing a male, so it is in the masculine singular nominative form. If they were speaking to a female, it would change to Ert þú vön að prófa nýtt mataræði?
Why is "trying" translated as að prófa instead of að reyna in this sentence?
In Icelandic, að prófa means to test something out to see what it is like, which is exactly what you do with a new diet. The verb að reyna means to make an effort or attempt something difficult, like trying to lift a heavy box or trying to stay awake.
What case is nýtt mataræði, and why?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb prófa. The noun mataræði (diet) is neuter, so its accusative form looks exactly the same as its nominative form. The adjective nýr (new) takes the neuter accusative ending to match, becoming nýtt.
How is the noun mataræði (diet) built from other words?
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