sinn hver

Icelandic

Pronoun

sinn hver

1. for each [subject] to have its own [object] separately, used when the number of [subjects] is 3 or more

   Við þrjú þessi elstu vorum fædd sitt á hverju árinu. ― The three oldest of us were each born on a separate (consecutive) year.

Usage notes

Sinn inflects with the subject, hver with the object.

Derived terms

• sitt hvað (“various things”)
• sitt lítið af hverju (“a bit from each category”)
• sitt sýnist hverjum (“opinion is divided”)

See also

• sinn hvor (pronoun used for two items)
• sitt á hvað (“alternating between”)