Breakdown of Könnunin sýnir að margir eru sammála.
vera
to be
sýna
to show
að
that (conjunction)
margur
many
könnunin
the survey
sammála
in agreement
Questions & Answers about Könnunin sýnir að margir eru sammála.
Why is margir used here instead of another form like mörg?
Margir is the masculine plural nominative form of the word for "many". In Icelandic, when referring to people in general or a mixed group, you default to the masculine plural. It is in the nominative case here because "many" is the subject of the second half of the sentence (margir eru).
Why doesn't the word sammála change to match the plural subject margir?
Sammála (meaning "agreeing" or "of the same opinion") is an indeclinable adjective. This means it never changes its ending to match the gender, number, or case of the noun it describes. Whether one person agrees or a hundred people agree, it always stays exactly the same as sammála.
Does margir need a noun like fólk (people) after it?
No, it does not. Just like in English, you can use margir on its own to mean "many people". Because it is in the masculine plural form, it automatically implies a general group of individuals. If you wanted to specifically add the word fólk (which is a neuter singular noun in Icelandic), you would have to change the quantifier to match it, making it margt fólk.
What is the base form of the word Könnunin?
The base noun is könnun, which is a feminine word meaning "survey" or "poll". The -in at the very end is the attached definite article, making it "the survey".
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