Ég á hús.

I have a house.

Breakdown of Ég á hús.

• ég: I
• eiga: to have

Questions & Answers about Ég á hús.

Why doesn’t the sentence Ég á hús include a word for a?

Icelandic doesn’t have an indefinite article like a in English. You simply say Ég á hús (literally “I own house”) without adding anything before hús.

Is á the same as saying “have” in English?

The verb á comes from eiga, which more precisely means to own. It’s often translated as have in some contexts, but it really focuses on the idea of possession or ownership.

How do I form the negative version to say I do not own a house?

You add the negative word ekki after the verb: Ég á ekki hús (“I do not own a house”).

How does eiga conjugate in the present tense?

Here are some common forms:
• ég á (I own)
• þú átt (you own)
• hann/hún/það á (he/she/it owns)
• við eigum (we own)
• þið eigið (you [plural] own)
• þeir/þær/þau eiga (they own)

How would I say I own two houses?

You simply change hús to the plural form hús (the same spelling in this case) and add the number: Ég á tvö hús.