Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for ná

ná v (dat) (nær; náði, náð )

1. (fá) get, obtain

~ í e-ð

get sth, go and get sth

~ e-u af e-m

get sth away from sby

2. (draga uppi) catch, catch up with

~ strætó

catch a bus

ég náði honum ekki

I couldn't catch up with him

3. (geta framkvæmt) manage, get done

ég næ þessu ekki núna

I can't manage it now, I can't make it now

4. (komast) reach

~ landi

reach shore

~ tvítugsaldri

reach one's twenties

svo langt sem það nær

as far as it goes

~ sér

recover

6. refl

hann ~ðist

he got caught

það ~ðist ekki

it did not get done

7. phrases

~ prófi

pass an exam

~ í e-n

get hold of sby

~ yfir

cover

~ ekki upp í nefið á sér

be wild with rage

~ endum saman

make ends meet

~ sér niðri á e-m

get one's own back on sby

þetta nær engri átt

this won't do at all

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