No. 457 in Icelandic
nokkrar
"Several" or "some" (feminine plural form).
In a sentence
Ég á nokkrar bækur á borðinu.
I have several books on the table.
The word 'nokkrar' is used here as an adjective modifying 'bækur' (books), indicating an unspecified but small quantity.
Við fórum á nokkrar veitingastaði í borginni.
We visited several restaurants in the city.
Here, 'nokkrar' serves as an adjective modifying 'veitingastaði' (restaurants), again referring to an undefined but limited number.
Hún keypti nokkrar fallegar blóm til að setja í vasann.
She bought several beautiful flowers to put in the vase.
In this case, 'nokkrar' is an adjective modifying 'blóm' (flowers), emphasizing a limited set from an assumed larger group.
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