Word
Ég vil setja aðra plöntu og annan púða í stofuna.
Meaning
I want to put another plant and another cushion in the living room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ég vil setja aðra plöntu og annan púða í stofuna.
og
and
ég
I
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
vilja
to want (to will, be willing)
Questions & Answers about Ég vil setja aðra plöntu og annan púða í stofuna.
Why do we use aðra for the plant but annan for the cushion?
This sentence uses the word annar (another) twice, and it has to match the gender and case of the noun it describes. Both are direct objects of the verb setja (to put), so they are in the accusative case. Since planta is feminine, we use the feminine accusative form aðra. Since púði is masculine, we use the masculine accusative form annan.
Why does annar change to aðra for the feminine accusative? That looks very different!
The word annar is irregular, meaning its stem changes in some forms instead of just adding a normal ending. For the feminine accusative, the double nn disappears and it becomes aðra. You will just need to memorize this specific form!
Why are the nouns spelled plöntu and púða instead of planta and púði?
Because they are being put somewhere, they are the direct objects of the sentence and take the accusative case. Planta and púði are both weak nouns. In the accusative, the feminine planta becomes plöntu (notice the vowel shift to 'ö' caused by the 'u' ending), and the masculine púði becomes púða.
Doesn't the preposition í usually take the dative case? Why is it stofuna (accusative) here?