Veldu á milli tveggja tilboða.

to choose

Breakdown of Veldu á milli tveggja tilboða.

• tveir: two
• á milli: between
• tilboð: the offer

Questions & Answers about Veldu á milli tveggja tilboða.

Why is it Veldu? Is that an imperative, and how would it change for addressing more than one person?

Yes. Veldu is the 2nd‑person singular imperative of velja (to choose). For more than one person, use Veljið.

• To one person: Veldu á milli tveggja tilboða.
• To several people: Veljið á milli tveggja tilboða.

What does á milli do here? Could I just use milli?

Á milli is a fixed prepositional phrase meaning “between” and it governs the genitive case. You can also use milli by itself with the genitive: Veldu milli tveggja tilboða. Both are standard; á milli is very common in modern usage, especially when you’re not naming the two items explicitly.

Which case does á milli require, and how can I see it in this sentence?

It requires the genitive. You see that in:

• tveggja = genitive plural of “two”
• tilboða = genitive plural of tilboð (“offer”) So á milli tveggja tilboða literally means “between two offers.”

Why is “two” written as tveggja here and not tveir/tvö?

Because á milli/milli takes the genitive, and the genitive plural of “two” is tveggja (for all genders).

• Nominative: tveir (m.), tvær (f.), tvö (n.)
• Genitive plural (all genders): tveggja