No. 153 in Icelandic
nýja
"New."
In a sentence
Ég keypti nýja bók.
I bought a new book.
The word 'nýja' is used here as an adjective in its accusative singular feminine form, agreeing with the noun 'bók', which means book.
Hún lærði nýja sönginn í gær.
She learned the new song yesterday.
In this sentence, 'nýja' is in the accusative singular masculine form, agreeing with the noun 'sönginn' (song), as the noun is masculine and in the accusative case.
Við fórum í nýja húsnæðið.
We went into the new building.
Here, 'nýja' is in the accusative singular neuter form, as it describes 'húsnæðið' (building), which is a neuter noun in the accusative case.
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