annar
Other and Second (Annar)
annar means other, another or second: Viltu annan kaffibolla? Hún býr í öðru landi.
How It Works
Another, one more. Viltu annan kaffibolla? (Would you like another cup of coffee?)
Different. Hún býr í öðru landi. (She lives in another country.) einhver annar is someone else and eitthvað annað is something else.
Second. annar is also the ordinal number second: Liðið lenti í öðru sæti (The team came second). Annar í jólum is 26 December.
Others. In the plural it means others: Hugsaðu líka um aðra.
The forms. The stem changes between ann-, önn-, að- and öð-:
- masculine: annar, annan, öðrum, annars
- feminine: önnur, aðra, annarri, annarrar
- neuter: annað, annað, öðru, annars
- plural: aðrir, aðrar, önnur; accusative aðra, aðrar, önnur; dative öðrum; genitive annarra
One of two, and the other. annar with a definite noun means one of the two: Hann meiddi sig á öðrum fætinum (He hurt one of his feet). For the other one, use hinn: Ég finn ekki hinn skóinn (I can't find the other shoe).
The genitive annars is also an everyday word for otherwise or by the way.
Examples (6)
- Viltu annan kaffibolla?
Would you like another cup of coffee?
Word by Word: Want-you another coffee-cup?
- Hún býr í öðru landi.
She lives in another country.
Word by Word: She lives in other (dat.) country.
- Liðið lenti í öðru sæti.
The team came second.
Word by Word: The-team landed in second place.
- Hann meiddi sig á öðrum fætinum.
He hurt one of his feet.
Word by Word: He hurt himself on other (dat.) the-foot.
With the article on the noun, annar means one of the two.
- Einhver annar getur gert þetta.
Someone else can do this.
Word by Word: Someone other can do this.
- Hugsaðu líka um aðra.
Think about others too.
Word by Word: Think also about others.
Common Mistakes
Giving annar regular-looking endings.
Hún býr í annaru landi.Hún býr í öðru landi.The neuter dative of annar is öðru. Learn the ö- and að- forms by heart.
Not making annar agree with the object.
Viltu annar kaffibolla?Viltu annan kaffibolla?kaffibolli is masculine and the object of vilja, so it is accusative: annan.
Using annar for "the other one" of a pair.
Ég finn ekki annan skóinn.Ég finn ekki hinn skóinn.annan skóinn means "one of the shoes". For "the other shoe", use hinn.
How It Connects
Learn This First
annar builds on ordinals and strong adjectives.
Related Patterns
- hinn / hin / hittThe Other One (Hinn)
The word for the other one of two.
Level 4 - einhver / eitthvaðSomeone and Something
einhver annar and eitthvað annað mean someone else and something else.
Level 3 - Vowel Change: a → öThe A-to-Ö Change
Part of the reason for the ö in önnur and öðrum.
Level 3 - hvor annarEach Other (Hvor Annar)
annar is part of hvor annar (each other).
Level 4
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