No. 207 in Icelandic

þennan

The Icelandic word "þennan" means "this" (masculine singular accusative form).

In a sentence

Ég sá manninn með þennan hatt.
I saw the man with this hat.
"Þennan" is used as the accusative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun "þessi" to agree with "hatt" (hat), the object of the sentence.
Hún valdi þennan bíl fyrir ferðalagið.
She chose this car for the trip.
"Þennan" is again at accusative masculine form to agree with "bíl" (car) as it refers to a specific object chosen.
Við keyptum þennan bók fyrir kennarann okkar.
We bought this book for our teacher.
Here, "þennan" functions as the masculine accusative form of "þessi" used with "bók" (book), showing selection of a specific item.

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