When beachcombing, you might not know exactly where a crab is hiding or where the best shells wash up. Icelandic uses a specific set of adverbs to talk about these indefinite or universal locations. Crucially, these adverbs are for static locations—describing where something currently is, rather than a direction of movement.
Somewhere
To state that something is located "somewhere", use einhvers staðar. It is written as two separate words and literally translates to "of some place".
| We are going to pick shells somewhere on the beach. | Við ætlum að tína skeljar einhvers staðar á ströndinni. |
| The starfish is definitely somewhere in the seaweed. | Krossfiskurinn er örugglega einhvers staðar í þaranum. |
Everywhere
When something is scattered all around you, use alls staðar ("everywhere"). Just like einhvers staðar, it consists of two words.
| The shells were everywhere when we walked along the coastline. | Skeljarnar voru alls staðar þegar við gengum um strandlengjuna. |
| There is driftwood everywhere after the storm. | Það er rekaviður alls staðar eftir óveðrið. |
Nowhere and Not Anywhere
If your search yields no results, use the single word hvergi to mean "nowhere" or "not anywhere". Because hvergi inherently carries a negative meaning, you do not need to add the standard negative word ekki to the sentence.
| I cannot find the crab anywhere on the beach. | Ég finn krabbann hvergi í fjörunni. |
| The boy wanted to pick shells but couldn't find them anywhere. | Strákurinn vildi tína skeljar en fann þær hvergi. |