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Mér finnst þetta ljós mjög fallegt.

Mér finnst þetta ljós mjög fallegt.
I find this light very beautiful.
From Lesson 43:"This" in the nominative (þessi, þessi, þetta)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Mér finnst þetta ljós mjög fallegt.

Why is it þetta here instead of þessi?
Þetta is the neuter form of the word for "this". It is used here because it matches the noun it points to, ljós (light), which is a neuter noun. If the noun were masculine or feminine, you would use þessi.
Why does the sentence start with mér instead of ég?
The verb finnst (used for expressing opinions, like "I find" or "I think") requires the person having the opinion to be in the dative case. Mér is the dative form of ég (I).
Why does the adjective fallegt end with a "t"?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because ljós is a neuter noun, the adjective fallegur (beautiful) changes to its neuter form, fallegt. Notice how both þetta and fallegt change to match the neuter noun!
Why aren't þetta ljós and fallegt in the accusative object case?
With the verb finnst, the normal rules are flipped. The person having the opinion takes the dative case (mér), while the thing being talked about (þetta ljós) and its adjective (fallegt) stay in the nominative case (the basic dictionary form).

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