átt þú

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• áttu (less formal)

Etymology

From second person of [að] eiga "[to] own" (= [þú] átt "[you] own") + þú "you". Literally meaning "you own...?" or "do you own...?".

Phrase

átt þú...? (+accusative)

1. do you have...?, have you got...?

   Afsakið, en átt þú mjólk?

   Excuse me, but have you got milk?