Quantifiers with the genitive case

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most
flestur
the core sample
borkjarninn
Most of the core samples store important information.
Flestir borkjarnanna geyma mikilvægar upplýsingar.
the geological layer
jarðlagið
Some of the geological layers are very thick.
Sum jarðlaganna eru mjög þykk.
the mineral
steindin
The geologist is sitting and examining some of the minerals.
Jarðfræðingurinn situr og skoðar sumar steindanna.
the basalt
basaltið
Many of the geological layers are made of dark basalt.
Mörg jarðlaganna eru úr dökku basalti.
the tephra
gjóskan
Several of the geological layers are made of tephra, since the area is active.
Nokkur jarðlaganna eru úr gjósku, þar sem svæðið er virkt.
the crystal
kristallinn
Most of the crystals are small, so the research is difficult.
Flestir kristallanna eru litlir, þannig að rannsóknin er erfið.
the hypothesis
tilgátan
Many of the core samples prove some of the hypotheses.
Margir borkjarnanna sanna sumar tilgátnanna.
the comparison
samanburðurinn
We use many of the minerals for the comparison.
Við notum margar steindanna fyrir samanburðinn.
Some of the geological layers may be made of tephra.
Sum jarðlaganna kunna að vera úr gjósku.
Few of the hypotheses are correct, since the comparison is complicated.
Fáar tilgátnanna eru réttar, þar sem samanburðurinn er flókinn.
Most of the crystals are found in the basalt.
Flestir kristallanna finnast í basaltinu.
the microscope
smásjáin
the scale
kvarðinn
The microscope shows the scale clearly.
Smásjáin sýnir kvarðann greinilega.
We were examining many of the crystals under the microscope.
Við vorum að skoða marga kristallanna undir smásjánni.
the density
þéttleikinn
The geologist was measuring the density of the sample.
Jarðfræðingurinn var að mæla þéttleika sýnisins.
Many of the drill cores have high density.
Margir borkjarnanna hafa mikinn þéttleika.
We call some of the layers basalt on this scale.
Við köllum nokkur jarðlaganna basalt á þessum kvarða.
I recall most of the minerals.
Mig minnir flestar steindanna.
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