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Sjö kennarar tala mikið.

Sjö kennarar tala mikið.
Seven teachers talk a lot.
From Lesson 12:Numbers 1 to 10 (einn, tveir, þrír)·Icelandic

Breakdown of Sjö kennarar tala mikið.

kennarinn
the teacher
tala
to speak
mikið
a lot
sjö
seven

Questions & Answers about Sjö kennarar tala mikið.

Does the number sjö change depending on the gender of the noun?
No. In Icelandic, the numbers 1 through 4 change to match the gender of the noun they describe, but numbers 5 through 10 (like sjö) always stay exactly the same.
How can I tell that kennarar is plural?
The singular word for a teacher is kennari. When a masculine noun ends in -i, its plural form usually drops that -i and adds -ar, becoming kennarar (teachers).
Why doesn't the verb tala have an -r at the end?
Because the subject is plural (seven teachers). If it were just one teacher, you would use the singular form talar (talks). For plural subjects, many verbs just use their dictionary form, which is tala.
Why is the word for "a lot" mikið instead of mikill?
Mikið is actually the neuter form of the adjective mikill (much/great). In Icelandic, if you want to say you do an action "a lot" (like talking), you use this neuter form to act as an adverb.

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