Breakdown of Ég ætla að kaupa annað húsgagn og aðra gardínu.
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and
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kaupa
to buy
að
to (infinitive marker)
Questions & Answers about Ég ætla að kaupa annað húsgagn og aðra gardínu.
Why does the word for another change to aðra before the curtain?
The verb kaupa (to buy) makes the items you are buying take the accusative case. The word for curtain, gardína, is a feminine noun. The feminine accusative singular form of annar is aðra.
Why do we use annað instead of aðra for the piece of furniture?
The word húsgagn is a neuter noun, so it needs the neuter form of the pronoun. Since it is also being bought, it is in the accusative case. The neuter accusative singular form of annar is annað.
Why does the dictionary word gardína become gardínu in this sentence?
Because it is the direct object of the verb kaupa, it must be in the accusative case. Most feminine nouns ending in -a change their ending to -u in the accusative, dative, and genitive singular cases.
What makes up the compound word húsgagn?
It is made of hús (house) and gagn (use or utility). A house utility translates to a piece of furniture. Because the final part gagn is a neuter noun, the entire compound word húsgagn is neuter, which is why it takes the neuter pronoun annað.