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.

Breakdown of Ég á tvö pils, en ég man ekki hvaða pils er hreinna.

• ég: I
• vera: to be
• eiga: to have
• ekki: not

Questions & Answers about Ég á tvö pils, en ég man ekki hvaða pils er hreinna.

Why does á mean have here? I thought á meant on.

Here á is the 1st person singular present form of the verb eiga, which means to have / to own.

So:

• Ég á tvö pils = I have two skirts

The word á can also be a preposition meaning on, but here it is clearly a verb because it comes right after ég and is followed by a direct object, tvö pils.

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Why is it tvö and not some other form of two?

Because pils is a neuter noun, and Icelandic numbers from 1–4 change form depending on gender.

For two, the main gender forms are:

• tveir for masculine
• tvær for feminine
• tvö for neuter

Since pils is neuter, you say tvö pils.

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Is pils singular or plural here? It looks the same both times.