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Já, þær eru mjög glaðar.

Já, þær eru mjög glaðar.
Yes, they (feminine) are very glad.
From Lesson 6:Plural pronouns and to be (við erum, þeir eru)·Icelandic

Breakdown of Já, þær eru mjög glaðar.

vera
to be
já
yes
mjög
very
glaður
glad
þær
they (f)

Questions & Answers about Já, þær eru mjög glaðar.

Why do we use þær for 'they' instead of þeir or þau?
In Icelandic, the word for 'they' changes depending on the gender of the group. We use þær because it refers to a group of females or a group of grammatically feminine nouns. If it were a group of males, we would use þeir, and for a mixed group, we would use þau.
Does the verb eru change if we use a different gender for 'they'?
No, the verb form eru (are) stays exactly the same for all third-person plural pronouns. Whether you use þeir, þær, or þau, the verb is always eru.
Why does the adjective glaðar have an -ar ending here?
Adjectives in Icelandic must match the subject in both gender and number. Since the subject þær is feminine plural, the adjective takes the feminine plural ending -ar, changing the dictionary form glaður (glad or happy) into glaðar.
What would this sentence look like if we were talking about a mixed group of people?
If we were talking about a mixed group of males and females, the pronoun would change to the neuter plural þau. The adjective would also change to match the neuter plural form, making the sentence: Já, þau eru mjög glöð.

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