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Þessi penni kostar sextíu og níu krónur.

Þessi penni kostar sextíu og níu krónur.
This pen costs sixty-nine kronur.
From Lesson 65:Counting by tens to 100 (þrjátíu, fjörutíu...)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Þessi penni kostar sextíu og níu krónur.

Why is there an og in sextíu og níu?
In Icelandic, when you combine tens and units to make compound numbers like 69, you must put og (and) between them. It translates literally to "sixty and nine".
Do sextíu or níu need to change endings to match the feminine plural noun krónur?
No. Only the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 change their form (decline) to match the gender and case of the noun they describe. Numbers 5 and up, including níu (9) and all the "tens" like sextíu (60), are indeclinable, meaning they stay exactly the same regardless of what they are counting.
Why is the word for "this" þessi in this sentence?
The word for "this" has to match the gender of the noun it points to. Penni (pen) is a masculine noun, so we use the masculine form þessi. If the noun were neuter, you would use þetta instead.
Does the verb kosta require a specific case for the price?
Yes, verbs that express amounts, weights, or prices like kosta (to cost) take the accusative case. Here, krónur is in the accusative plural, which happens to look completely identical to its nominative plural form.

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