Breakdown of Nokkrir einstaklingar æfa oftar en aðrir.
annar
other, another; second
en
than
æfa
to practice
oftar
more often
nokkur
several
einstaklingurinn
the individual
Questions & Answers about Nokkrir einstaklingar æfa oftar en aðrir.
Why does the word for "others" take the form aðrir in this sentence?
The word aðrir is the masculine plural nominative form of annar. It takes this form because it refers back to einstaklingar (individuals), which is a masculine plural noun acting as the subject of the sentence.
The lesson focuses on contrasting sumir (some) with aðrir (others). Can we use nokkrir instead?
How is the word oftar (more often) formed?
oftar is the comparative form of the adverb oft (often). Just like in English where you add "-er" to make a comparison, in Icelandic you often add -ar to the base form of an adverb.
What role does en play here?
In this sentence, en means "than". It is the standard word used in Icelandic to link two parts of a comparison, placed right after a comparative word like oftar (more often).
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