No. 177 in Icelandic
nokkuð
The Icelandic word "nokkuð" means "somewhat," "quite," "something," or "anything," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ég hef nokkuð mikinn áhuga á bókmenntum.
I have quite a bit of interest in literature.
Here, 'nokkuð mikinn' means 'quite a bit'; 'nokkuð' intensifies the positive degree of interest.
Það var nokkuð skrítið hvernig þetta gerðist.
It was somewhat strange how this happened.
In this case, 'nokkuð' translates to 'somewhat', and is used to moderate the extent of the adjective 'skrítið'.
Þú hefur nokkuð rétt fyrir þér.
You are somewhat correct.
Here, 'nokkuð' is used in the sense of 'somewhat' to indicate partial correctness.
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