Questions & Answers about Hvar er verðið betra?
Why is the word for "better" betra instead of something based on góður (good)?
Just like in English, the word for "good" is irregular when comparing things. Instead of adding a regular ending to góður, the whole word changes to betri or betra, exactly like "good" changes to "better".
Why do we use betra here instead of betri?
Comparative adjectives still need to match the gender of the noun they describe. Verð (price) is a neuter noun. For masculine and feminine nouns, "better" is betri, but for neuter nouns like this one, it changes to betra.
I remember verð means "price". How does it become "the price"?
Icelandic usually doesn't use a separate word for "the". Instead, it attaches an ending to the noun. Because verð is a neuter noun, we add the neuter definite article -ið to the end, making it verðið.
I've also seen hvert used for "where". Why do we use hvar in this sentence?
Hvar is used when asking about a stationary location, like where a shop or a good price is located right now. You would use hvert when asking "where to", which implies movement or a destination.