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Það eru þrjátíu stólar inni.

Það eru þrjátíu stólar inni.
There are thirty chairs inside.
From Lesson 65:Counting by tens to 100 (þrjátíu, fjörutíu...)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Það eru þrjátíu stólar inni.

Why doesn't þrjátíu change its ending to match the plural noun stólar?
While the numbers 1 through 4 change to match the gender and case of the noun they describe, the tens from 30 up to 100 (like þrjátíu) are undeclinable. This means they keep this exact same form no matter what noun follows them.
Why do we use the plural verb eru right after the singular word það?
When það is used as a dummy subject to mean 'there' (as in 'there is' or 'there are'), the verb agrees with the actual things being talked about later in the sentence. Because stólar (chairs) is plural, we use the plural verb eru instead of the singular er.
Why is the word for inside inni here, instead of inn?
Icelandic uses different words depending on whether you are describing a stationary location or movement. Inni is used when something is already located inside a place, like these chairs. You would use inn if there was movement, like carrying a chair into the room.
What is the singular form of stólar and how is this plural formed?
The singular is stóll (chair), which is a masculine noun. To make it plural in the nominative case (the subject form used here), you drop the second l and add the common masculine plural ending -ar, giving you stólar.

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