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Usages of eiga
Ég á hund.
I have a dog.
Ég á kött.
I have a cat.
Ég á hús.
I have a house.
Ég á bíl.
I have a car.
Ég á vin.
I have a friend.
Ég á peninga.
I have money.
Ég á lítinn tíma.
I have little time.
Ég á nokkur hús.
I have some houses.
Ég á sjö penna.
I have seven pens.
Ég á átta penna.
I have eight pens.
Ég á systur og bróður.
I have a sister and a brother.
Ég á níu penna.
I have nine pens.
Hún á litla myndavél.
She has a small camera.
Ég á tólf penna.
I have twelve pens.
Ég á sex penna.
I have six pens.
Fyrirgefðu, áttu tíma fyrir stutt samtal?
Excuse me, do you have time for a short conversation?
Ég á hvorki tíma né peninga í dag.
I have neither time nor money today.
Ég á bankakort.
I have a bank card.
Ég á próf á morgun.
I have an exam tomorrow.
Ég á nýja skó og nýja sokka.
I have new shoes and new socks.
Við eigum einfaldar reglur heima.
We have simple rules at home.
Ég á hjálm.
I have a helmet.
Við eigum lítinn hóp vina sem talar bara íslensku saman.
We have a small group of friends who speak only Icelandic together.
Ég á son.
I have a son.
Ég á líka dóttur.
I also have a daughter.
Ég á tíu penna.
I have ten pens.
Bóndinn á þrjá hesta og vinnur allan daginn á bóndabænum.
The farmer has three horses and works all day on the farm.
Ég finn ekki skrúfjárnið mitt, svo ég spyr hana hvort hún eigi annað verkfæri.
I can’t find my screwdriver, so I ask her whether she has another tool.
Ég á tvö pils, en ég man ekki hvaða pils er hreinna.
I have two skirts, but I do not remember which skirt is cleaner.
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