No. 30 in Icelandic
allt
"Allt" means "everything" or "all" in English.
In a sentence
Allt er gott sem endar vel.
Everything is good that ends well.
Here, 'allt' is used as a pronoun meaning 'everything', referring to all things or conditions in general.
Ég ætla að gera allt sem ég get fyrir þig.
I'm going to do everything I can for you.
In this context, 'allt' again functions as a pronoun, emphasizing the entirety or total of actions or possibilities.
Allt þetta er mjög áhugavert.
All this is very interesting.
Here, 'allt' serves as a determiner accompanying 'þetta', enhancing the meaning to encompass the entirety of the referred matter.
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