Breakdown of Þetta er heimilislegasti veitingastaðurinn hérna.
þetta
this
vera
to be
veitingastaðurinn
the restaurant
hérna
here (colloquial, pointing)
heimilislegur
homey
Questions & Answers about Þetta er heimilislegasti veitingastaðurinn hérna.
How is the adjective heimilislegur formed with the suffix -legur?
Why does the sentence use heimilislegasti instead of the strong superlative heimilislegastur?
Because it modifies a definite noun (veitingastaðurinn - the restaurant). When an adjective comes before a noun that has the attached definite article, the adjective must take the weak declension. The weak masculine nominative superlative form here is heimilislegasti.
The word veitingastaður is masculine. Why do we use the neuter pronoun þetta instead of the masculine þessi?
In Icelandic, when you introduce or identify a subject using the "This is..." or "That is..." structure, you always use the neuter singular pronoun þetta (or það), regardless of the gender of the noun that follows. You would only use the masculine þessi if it were directly attached to the noun, as in þessi veitingastaður er... (this restaurant is...).
What is the difference between hér and hérna, and could I just use hér?
Yes, you could use hér. Both hér and hérna mean "here" for a stationary location. Hérna is slightly more conversational and often implies pointing out something in your immediate, physical vicinity, but they are practically interchangeable in everyday speech.
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