Breakdown of Allmargir brandarar eru allgóðir.
vera
to be
brandarinn
the joke
allmargur
quite a few
allgóður
fairly good
Questions & Answers about Allmargir brandarar eru allgóðir.
Why does all- translate to "quite" instead of "all" or "completely"?
How does the all- prefix affect the grammar of the adjectives margir and góðir?
It doesn't change the grammar at all! The adjective simply takes the prefix but continues to decline exactly as it would on its own. Because the noun brandarar is masculine, plural, and in the nominative case, both allmargir and allgóðir take the matching masculine plural nominative ending -ir.
Wait, shouldn't "quite a few" translate to something like nokkrir? How does allmargir compare?
Nokkrir translates best to "some" or "a few," implying a small but indefinite amount. Allmargir (literally "fairly many") is a step up in quantity. It means "quite a few" in the sense of a surprisingly large or respectable amount.
Is the double L in the prefix all- pronounced with the typical Icelandic "tl" sound?
Yes, it retains the standard Icelandic double-L pronunciation. You will hear that distinct pre-aspirated "tl" sound right before the start of the adjective, making allgóðir sound roughly like "atl-go-thir."
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