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2geta v (acc/gen/dat) (gat, gátu, getað (in A.1. otherwise: getið))

A. (acc)
1. (vera fær um) (with past participle of the following verb) be able to
hann getur gert þetta
he can do this
2.
~ barn
father a child
3. (öðlast) achieve
~ sér orðstír
achieve fame, gain a good reputation
4. (giska) guess
~ gátu
solve a riddle
B. (gen)
1.
ég get þess nærri hvað þeir hafa verið að gera
I can guess what they have been doing
eins og nærri má ~
as was to be expected
2. (nefna) mention
~ e-s
mention sth
hans er getið í bókinni
he is mentioned in the book
C. (dat)
~ sér til um e-ð
make a guess about sth
D.
þar gat að líta í hópnum . . .
in the crowd one could spot . . .
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