No. 255 in Icelandic
nokkur
The Icelandic word "nokkur" means "some," "several," or "a few" in English.
In a sentence
Ég hef nokkur verkefni eftir í kvöld.
I have a few tasks left tonight.
Here, 'nokkur' is used as an adjective meaning 'a few' to provide a quantifying quality to 'verkefni' (tasks).
Ertu með nokkrar hugmyndir fyrir ferðalagið?
Do you have some ideas for the trip?
In this sentence, 'nokkrar' is in a form agreeing in gender and number with 'hugmyndir' (ideas), showing its adaptability as an adjective.
Það eru nokkur ár síðan við hittumst síðast.
It has been a few years since we last met.
Here, 'nokkur' quantifies 'ár' (years) in a sense of an approximate or limitlessly small number.
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