Breakdown of Þetta er besta staðsetningin og besta söluverðið.
þetta
this
vera
to be
og
and
bestur
best
staðsetningin
the location
söluverðið
the sale price
Questions & Answers about Þetta er besta staðsetningin og besta söluverðið.
Why does the word besta look exactly the same for both a feminine and a neuter noun?
Because it is using the weak declension. When you use superlative adjectives with definite nouns, you must use their weak forms. In the weak nominative singular, both feminine (staðsetningin) and neuter (söluverðið) adjectives end in -a. If it were a masculine noun, it would take an -i ending, like besti.
Why does the sentence start with the neuter word Þetta when the first thing it points to is feminine?
Why do the nouns have the attached definite article (-in and -ið) when the adjective besta already acts as the best?
In English, the definite article sits before the adjective. In Icelandic, the noun almost always still needs its attached definite suffix even when a weak definite adjective comes before it. You are structurally saying best location-the (besta staðsetningin).
What makes up the compound word söluverðið?
It is made from sala meaning sale and verðið meaning the price. In compound words, the first word often takes its genitive or possessive form to link them together, which is why sala changes to sölu.
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