No. 572 in Icelandic
hinn
"The other" or "the."
In a sentence
Ég sá hinn bílinn fljóta á vatninu.
I saw the other car floating on the water.
Here, 'hinn' is the definite article, meaning 'the other,' showing specificity and comparison between items.
Hinn daginn fórum við í fjallgöngu.
The other day, we went on a hike.
In this context, 'hinn' refers to 'the other,' and is used in temporal idiom to describe a day different from today or the current one.
Hinn ljósi hundur hljóp niður götuna.
The light-colored dog ran down the street.
Here, 'hinn ljósi' functions as the definite article combined with the adjective 'light-colored,' emphasizing the specific characteristic of the dog.
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