Breakdown of Er hann með áttatíu og tvo miða?
vera
to be
og
and
hann
he
tveir
two
miðinn
the ticket
með
with
áttatíu
eighty
Questions & Answers about Er hann með áttatíu og tvo miða?
Why doesn't the word for eighty, áttatíu, change its ending to match the noun?
The tens from 30 to 100 are indeclinable in Icelandic. This means words like áttatíu never change their form, no matter what gender or case the noun has.
If áttatíu doesn't change, why is the number two written as tvo instead of tveir?
In compound numbers like 82, the tens part stays the same, but the units part (1-4) still has to agree with the noun! The noun miða (tickets) is masculine and in the accusative case here, so the number two must take its masculine accusative form: tvo.
Why is the noun miða in the accusative case here?
Because of the phrase vera með. When you use með to mean you are carrying, holding, or bringing something along, the object that follows it must be in the accusative case.
Why use er hann með (is he with) instead of á hann (does he own) to say 'does he have'?
Vera með is used for things you currently have on you or are holding, like tickets in your pocket. The verb eiga implies actual legal ownership (like owning a house). For items you are bringing along with you, er hann með is the most natural choice.
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