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Learn Icelandic: hinn - the other

Icelandic
/Which of two vs. which of many (hvor, hver)
/hinn

hinn

Word

hinn

Meaning

the other

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Which of two vs. which of many (hvor, hver)

Usages of hinn

Annar valkosturinn er réttur, en hinn er rangur.

One option is correct, but the other is wrong.

Hinn bíllinn er mikið stærri.

The other car is much bigger.

Munurinn er sá að önnur hliðin er svört en hin er hvít.

The difference is that one side is black but the other is white.

Annar gallinn er útlitið, en hinn er verðið.

One disadvantage is the appearance, but the other is the price.

Hér eru tvö skjöl, annað er frumritið en hitt er afritið.

Here are two documents, one is the original but the other is the copy.

Annar parturinn er gamall, en hinn er úr frumritinu.

One part is old, but the other is from the original.

Hinn aðilinn skoðar viðaukann til þess að samþykkja hann.

The other party examines the addendum in order to accept it.

Styggi hundurinn er miklu stærri en hinn, en hann þarf mikla umönnun.

The skittish dog is much bigger than the other one, but he needs a lot of care.

Annar hlauparinn er fljótur en hinn er seinn.

One runner is fast, but the other is slow.

Annar þríhyrningurinn er grænn en hinn er gulur.

One triangle is green but the other is yellow.

Þetta ilmvatn er meira heillandi en hitt.

This perfume is more fascinating than the other one.

Öðrum spilaranum voru gefin spilin, en hinum var réttur spilastokkurinn.

One player was dealt the cards, but the other was handed the deck of cards.

Ein örin hæfði nær miðjunni, en hin lenti fjær henni.

One arrow hit closer to the center, but the other landed further from it.

Jón er öðru megin borðsins og andstæðingurinn er hinum megin.

Jón is on one side of the table and the opponent is on the other side.

Eftir höggið hans lenti boltinn hinum megin við netið.

After his stroke, the ball landed on the other side of the net.

Sveiflan var hröð en skotið lenti hinum megin borðsins.

The swing was fast but the shot landed on the other side of the table.

Snerpan var mikil öðru megin, en hinum megin var hún lítil.

The quickness was great on one side, but on the other side it was little.

Viðureignin þeirra var öðru megin garðsins, en okkar var hinum megin.

Their match was on one side of the garden, but ours was on the other side.

Boltinn flaug yfir netið og lenti hinum megin í stofunni.

The ball flew over the net and landed on the other side in the living room.

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