No. 559 in Icelandic
tveir
The Icelandic word "tveir" means "two" in English.
In a sentence
Ég átti tveir bækur.
I had two books.
The word 'tveir' is the numeral 'two' in the nominative plural form, used to describe the count of a noun (here, 'books') in a phrase.
Við hittumst klukkan tveir á daginn.
We met at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The word 'tveir' represents the number 'two' and is used to denote the time on the clock.
Hann keypti tveir bjórar fyrir kvöldið.
He bought two beers for the evening.
'Tveir' is used here to enumerate the count of beers purchased, indicating a quantity associated with the subject.
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