No. 252 in Icelandic
tvo
The Icelandic word "tvo" means "two" in English.
In a sentence
Ég borðaði tvo epli.
I ate two apples.
In this sentence, "tvo" signifies the numeral 'two' and is used as an adjective to quantify a noun in the accusative case.
Við hittum tvo konur á kaffihúsinu.
We met two women at the coffee house.
Here, "tvo" again means 'two' and modifies a feminine noun that is in the plural and strong declension nominative case.
Ég tók tvo bolla af kaffi.
I took two cups of coffee.
The word "tvo" in this instance serves as an adjective to indicate the quantity as 'two' for the direct object of the verb in the sentence.
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