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
5.
~ 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