Numeral Adjectives in Icelandic grammar play a critical role in counting and indicating the order of items. These adjectives behave similarly to the nouns they modify, expressing the gender, case and number (singular or plural). Learning Icelandic numeral adjectives is a vital step towards mastering the Icelandic language.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct numeral adjective.
1. Ćg Ć” *tvo* (two) hunda.
2. HĆŗn Ć” *Ć¾rjĆ”* (three) ketti.
3. ViĆ° hƶfum *fjĆ³ra* (four) bĆla.
4. Hann Ć” *fimm* (five) skĆ³.
5. Ćeir eiga *sex* (six) hĆŗsin.
6. HĆŗn Ć” *sjƶ* (seven) frĆ.
7. Viư hƶfum *Ɣtta* (eight) vinir.
9. Hann Ć” *nĆu* (nine) sƶngvara.
10. Ćau hafa *tĆu* (ten) bƦkur.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct ordinal numeral adjective.
1. HĆŗn er kominn *fyrst* (first) Ć mĆ”l.
2. HĆŗn er *ƶnnur* (second) kona hĆ”naĆ°s.
3. Ćetta er minn *Ć¾riĆ°ji* (third) bĆ³kin.
4. Ćetta er *fjĆ³rĆ°a* (fourth) dagur vikunnar.
5. Hann er *fimmta* (fifth) nemandi Ć skĆ³lanum.
6. Ćetta er *sjƶtta* (sixth) tĆmi dagsins.
7. HĆŗn er *sjƶunda* (seventh) Ć ferĆ°alagiĆ°.
8. Ćetta er minn *Ć”ttunda* (eighth) vinum.
9. Ćetta er *nĆunda* (ninth) klukkustund.
10. Hann er *tĆunda* (tenth) Ć rƶưinni.