sinn hver

Icelandic

Pronoun

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”)

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