No. 476 in Icelandic
flestir
"Flestir" means "most" in English.
In a sentence
Flestir í bekknum kunna að synda.
Most people in the class can swim.
The word 'flestir' is used here to describe 'most' members of a specific group (in the class).
Flestir vinir mínir búa í Reykjavík.
Most of my friends live in Reykjavik.
In this sentence, 'flestir' refers to a general majority of the subject (my friends).
Flestir dagar í maí voru sólríkir.
Most days in May were sunny.
The term 'flestir' is applied here to indicate the largest proportion within a numeric timeframe (days in May).
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