Breakdown of Reglurnar eru bindandi svo framarlega sem allir samþykkja þær.
vera
to be
þær
they (f)
reglan
the rule
allur
all / everything / everyone
samþykkja
to accept
svo framarlega sem
provided that
bindandi
binding
Questions & Answers about Reglurnar eru bindandi svo framarlega sem allir samþykkja þær.
Does svo framarlega sem require a specific mood, like the subjunctive?
No, it generally takes the indicative mood. Even though it sets a conditional restriction ("provided that"), you use normal indicative verbs. That's why we see the regular present tense samþykkja here rather than a subjunctive form.
Does the adjective bindandi need to change to agree with the plural noun reglurnar?
No. bindandi is a present participle (equivalent to English words ending in "-ing", derived here from the verb binda). In Icelandic, present participles ending in -andi are indeclinable when used as adjectives, meaning they stay exactly the same regardless of the gender or number of the noun they describe.
Why is allir in the masculine plural form if "everyone" doesn't specifically mean men?
Why does the sentence end with þær instead of a neutral pronoun like þau?
þær refers back to reglurnar (the rules). Because the singular noun regla is feminine, any pronoun replacing its plural form must also be feminine (þær). It is in the accusative case here because it serves as the direct object of the verb samþykkja (to accept).
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