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### Setting Up the Taste Test

To set up a blind taste test, you will need a blindfold (`augabindi`). Once you cannot see what you are eating, you just have to take a bite (`biti`) and chew (`tyggja`).

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### Something and Nothing

When guessing mystery ingredients, two essential pronouns are `eitthvað` (something) and `ekkert` (nothing). They are independent indefinite pronouns that act as placeholders when you do not know exactly what you are dealing with.

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### Describing "Something"

Grammatically, both `eitthvað` and `ekkert` are neuter pronouns. When you describe them with an adjective, that adjective must be in its neuter singular strong form to match.

For example, `saltur` (salty) becomes `salt`, `bragðlaus` (tasteless) becomes `bragðlaust`, and `annar` (other/else) becomes `annað`.

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### How Does It Taste?

To talk about how a food itself tastes, use the verb `bragðast`. This is a middle voice verb, identifiable by its `-st` ending. 

You can describe the flavor by pairing `bragðast` with adverbs like `vel` (well) or `illa` (badly), or you can use the phrase `eins og` (like) to compare it to a specific ingredient, such as vinegar (`edik`).

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Neuter indefinite pronouns (eitthvað, ekkert)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Presentative and the definite suffix (þetta er, -inn, -in, -ið)

Singular pronouns and to be (ég er, þú ert)

Singular adjective agreement

Yes/no questions (ert þú…?)

Basic negation (ekki)

Plural pronouns and to be (við erum, þeir eru)

Group 1 weak verbs (-ar)

Group 2 and 3 verbs (-ir, -ur)

Information questions (hvað, hver, hvar)

Expressing opinions (mér finnst, mér líkar)

Expressing desires (mig langar)

Numbers 1 to 10 (einn, tveir, þrír)

Direct objects on indefinite nouns

Direct objects on definite nouns

Singular object pronouns (mig, þig...)

Plural object pronouns (okkur, ykkur...)

Directional prepositions (um, í, á)

Verb-second word order

Expressing intentions (ætla að)

Needs and wants (þurfa, vilja)

Middle voice verbs (-st)

Possessive pronouns (minn, þinn)

Dative case with prepositions (í, á, frá)

Definite dative nouns (-num, -nni, -nu)

Dative personal pronouns (honum, henni, þeim)

Plural nouns (-ar, -ir, -ur)

Definite plural nouns (-nir, -nar, -in)

Accusative plural nouns

Number agreement 1 to 4 (einn, tveir…)

Singular commands

Past tense of the verb to be (var, vorum)

Present continuous (vera að)

Strong verbs in the present tense

Weather and dummy subjects (það)

Invariable possessive pronouns (hans, hennar, þeirra)

Accusative possessives (minn, þinn)

Accompaniment (með)

Dative plural (-um, -unum)

Compound sentences (og, en, eða)

"This" in the nominative (þessi, þessi, þetta)

"This" in the accusative (þennan, þessa, þetta)

Accusative adjectives (-an, -a, -t)

Numbers 1 to 4 in the accusative (einn, tvo, þrjá)

Third-person reflexive pronouns (sig, sér)

The preposition "to" with the genitive (til)

Subordinating conjunctions (að, af því að)

Simple past of weak verbs (-aði)

Question words (hvernig, hvaða)

Physical possession (vera með)

Abstract possession (hafa)

Telling time (hálf, korter)

Plural commands (-ið)

The simple past tense (-di, -ti, -ði)

Possessive noun endings (-s, -ar)

Days of the week (á mánudaginn, á mánudögum)

Kveðjur — greetings (halló, bless)

Um mig — where I am from

Kurteisi — please, sorry, congratulations

Ability and knowing how (kunna að)

Permission (mega)

Obligation (eiga að)

Plural strong verbs

Numbers 11 to 20 (ellefu, tólf...)

Counting by tens to 100 (þrjátíu, fjörutíu...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (fyrsti, annar...)

All / everything / everyone (allur)

The indefinite pronoun someone (einhver)

The indefinite pronoun no one (enginn)

Compound numbers from 21 (tuttugu og)

This in the dative singular (þessum, þessari, þessu)

These in the dative plural (þessum)

My and your in the dative (mínum, þínum)

Numbers 1 to 4 in the dative (einum, tveimur)

Adjectives in the dative singular (-um, -ri, -u)

Adjectives in the dative plural (-um)

Reflexive possessive in the accusative (sinn, sína, sitt)

Reflexive possessive in the dative (sínum, sinni)

Reflexive versus regular possessives (sinn, hans)

Demonstrative plural (þessir, þessar, þessi)

Definite genitive singular (-sins, -arinnar)

Indefinite genitive plural (-a)

Definite genitive plural (-anna)

Genitive prepositions (án, milli, vegna)

Prepositions of direction (yfir, undir, fyrir)

Prepositions of static location (yfir, undir, fyrir)

Question	Answer
the blindfold	augabindið
I put the blindfold on you.	Ég set augabindið á þig.
Now you are wearing the blindfold and see nothing.	Núna ert þú með augabindið og sérð ekkert.
the bite	bitinn
to chew	tyggja
You take the bite and chew.	Þú tekur bitann og tyggur.
Are you tasting something?	Smakkar þú eitthvað?
We are tasting something sour.	Við smökkum eitthvað súrt.
I taste nothing yet.	Ég smakka ekkert ennþá.
I cannot chew this!	Ég get ekki tuggið þetta!
to taste	bragðast
How does this bite taste?	Hvernig bragðast þessi biti?
What tastes so bad?	Hvað bragðast svona illa?
the mixture	blandan
The mixture tastes very bad.	Blandan bragðast mjög illa.
the vinegar	edikið
the pepper	piparinn
The mixture is just vinegar and pepper.	Blandan er bara edik og pipar.
This drink tastes like vinegar.	Þessi drykkur bragðast eins og edik.
the garlic	hvítlaukurinn
Is there a lot of garlic in this?	Er mikill hvítlaukur í þessu?
I do not know whether it is garlic or something else.	Ég veit ekki hvort það er hvítlaukur eða eitthvað annað.
There is too much pepper on the food.	Það er of mikill pipar á matnum.
the jam	sultan
salty	saltur
Is this the jam or something salty?	Er þetta sultan eða eitthvað salt?
tasteless	bragðlaus
This is completely tasteless, I taste nothing.	Þetta er alveg bragðlaust, ég smakka ekkert.
the mustard	sinnepið
One tastes the mustard before one eats something else.	Maður smakkar sinnepið áður en maður borðar eitthvað annað.
One uses the blindfold so that one sees nothing.	Maður notar augabindið svo að maður sjái ekkert.
This is not the jam, this is probably the mustard or something tasteless.	Þetta er ekki sultan, þetta er líklega sinnepið eða eitthvað bragðlaust.
Do you taste something salty in a bowl?	Smakkar þú eitthvað salt í skál?