No. 231 in Icelandic
mest
"Most."
In a sentence
Þetta er besta veðrið sem við höfum upplifað, mest af sólinni.
This is the best weather we've experienced, mostly sunny.
In this sentence, 'mest' is used as an adverb to mean 'mostly'.
Mér líkar mest við þetta lag í tónlistinni.
I like this song the most in the music.
In this sentence, 'mest' is used as an adverb to indicate the superlative preference.
Hann hefur unnið mest af okkur öllum í dag.
He has worked the most among us all today.
In this sentence, 'mest' functions as an adverb to express the highest degree of the action performed.
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