få

See also: faa, FAA, fáa, fa'a, and Appendix:Variations of "fa"‎

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔː/, [fɔːˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár.

Adjective

få (comparative færre, superlative (predicative) færrest, superlative (attributive) {{{5}}})

few

Antonyms

mange, mangen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá.

Verb

få (imperative få, infinitive at få, present tense får, past tense fik, perfect tense har fået)

get
have
at få et barn: to have a baby

Noun

få

på må og få – at random

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár

Adjective

få (neuter singular få, definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrest, definite superlative færreste)

few
Hun syntes hun fikk få gaver til jul.
She thought she got few presents for Christmas.
De færreste vet om hendelsen.
Very few know of the incident. (literally: the fewest know of the incident)

Synonyms

enkelte
fåtall
et par
fåtallig

noen
sparsom
spredt

Derived terms

fåfengt
fåtall
fåtallig

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer), shortening of obsolete Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German [Term?]. Compare fange and other verb shortenings (ganga --> gå, standa --> stå).

Verb

få (imperative få, present tense får, passive fås or fåes, simple past fikk, past participle fått, present participle fående)

to get; to have; to obtain; to receive.
Be, så skal dere få. Let, så skal dere finne. Bank på, så skal det lukkes opp for dere. (The Bible, Matt. 7,7)
Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Hva fikk du til jul?
What did you get for Christmas?
Hvor mange fisk fikk du?
How many fish did you get?
Det beste er godt nok, bare man kan få det. (proverb)
The best is good enough, if only one can get it.
(as an auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish
Husk å få gjort leksene!
Remember to get your homework done!
(medicine) to get; to catch; to aquire
Jeg får hodepine av alt det bråket!
All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)
Han fikk en alvorlig skade.
He got a serious injury.
(as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better
Det får vente.
It will have to wait.
(as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed
Pasienten får ikke ta imot besøk.
The patient is not allowed to have visits.
(as an auxiliary verb) shall, will
Vi får se hva som skjer.
We'll see what happens.

Synonyms

(to get, obtain, receive) erholde, erverve, innhente, innkassere, motta, oppdrive, oppebære, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta hjem, tilegne seg, tjene, vinne
(to catch, aquire) bli rammet av, bli til del, bli utsatt for, pådra seg
(may, can; shall, will) måtte, skulle

Derived terms

Terms derived from få (verb)

det får så være
få det for seg
få det med å
få det som en vil
få det til å gå for
få det til å gå opp for
få fatt i
få igjen
få med seg
få av gårde, få av garde
få seg til
få til
få ut fingeren

Related terms

fange
fang
fangen

References

“få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
“få” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Norse dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár

Alternative forms

fåe

Adjective

få (definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrast, definite superlative færraste)

few
Ho syntest ho fekk få gåver til jul.
She thought she got few presents for Christmas.
Dei færraste veit om hendinga.
Very few know of the incident. (literally: the fewest know of the incident)

Synonyms

enkelte
fåtal
eit par
fåtalig
nokon
somme
sparsom
spreidd

Derived terms

fåfengd
fåtall
fåtallig
fåvett/fåvit
fåvettig/fåvettug/fåvitig/fåvitug
fåkunne
fåkunnig

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá (to measure, decorate, imprint, to make something colourful).

Verb

få (present tense får, past tense fådde, past participle fådd/fått, passive infinitive fåast, present participle fåande, imperative få)

bleach, blanch
Lakenet vart fådd i sola.
The sheet was bleached out in the sun.
soak and dissolve; rot
Dei har tenkt å få hampen.
They are going to soak and dissolve the hemp.
Regnet får høyet.
The rain is decomposing the hay.

Usage notes

This verb is rarely used; the synonyms mentioned here are far more common.

Synonyms

bleikje
bløyte
løyse
oppløyse
røyte

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer).

Verb

få (present tense får, past tense fekk, past participle fått, passive infinitive fåast, present participle fåande, imperative få)

To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.
Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk. (The Bible, Matt. 7,7)
Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you. (literal translation)
Kva fekk du til jul?
What did you get for Christmas?
Kor mang fiskar fekk du?
How many fish did you get?
Det beste er godt nok, berre ein kan få det. (proverb)
The best is good enough, if only one can get it.
(as an auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish
Hugs å få gjort leksene!
Remember to get your homework done!
(medicine) to get; to catch; to aquire
Eg får hovudpine av alt det bråket!
All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)
Han fekk ein alvorleg skade.
He got a serious injury.
(as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better
Det får vente.
It will have to wait.
(as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed
Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.
The patient is not allowed to have visits.
(as an auxiliary verb) shall, will
Vi får sjå kva som skjer.
We'll see what happens.

Synonyms

(to get, obtain, receive) erverve, innhente, innkassere, ta imot/take imot, oppdrive, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta heim/take heim, tene, vinne
(to catch, aquire) bli råka av/verte råka av, bli til del/verte til del, bli utsete for/verte utsete for, pådra seg/pådrage seg
(may, can; shall, will) måtte, skulle, munde

Derived terms

Terms derived from få (verb)

det får så vere
få det for seg
få det med å
få det som ein vil
få det til å gå for
få det til å gå opp for
få fatt i
få igjen
få med seg
få av garde
få seg til
få til
få ut fingeren

Related terms

fange
fang

References

“få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
“få” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse dictionary

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foː/
audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

Adjective

få (comparative färre, superlative minst (färst))

few

Usage notes

The superlative form färst is extremely rare and was considered extinct for the whole 20th century. Usually, “minst” is used, or, when used as a noun, a rewording on the lines of “det minsta antalet” (literally: “the least number of”, or “the smallest number of”) is done.

Antonyms

många

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, whence also German fangen, Dutch vangen.

Verb

få

to get, to receive
Jag fick paketet idag.
I received the package today.
Han fick 'nej' som svar.
He got a 'no' for an answer.
to be allowed to, may; to have the opportunity to
Du får ta så många du vill.
You may take as many as you want.
to be forced to, to have to
När det är kallt ute får man ha på sig mer kläder.
When it's cold outside, one has to wear more clothes.
to get, to cause to happen, to make someone to do something
Få ut honom därifrån!
Get him out of there!
Pavlov fick hundarna att dregla när middagsklockan ringde.
Pavlov made the dogs salivate when the dinner bell chimed.
(with an adverb) to manage to do something, often to cause a movement (in a figurative or literal sense)
Vi kan inte få upp låset - det har rostat fast.
We can't get the lock to open - it has rusted shut.
Regeringen fick igenom bugeten efter en lång debatt.
The government got the budget past [the parliament] after a long debate.
to get; to cause to become; to bring about.
Jag hoppas jag hinner få det här gjort innan lunch.
I hope I have time to get this done before lunchtime.
to get; to catch a disease
to get; to catch out, trick successfully.
to get; to catch (e.g. fish, game, a criminal)
Hur mycket fisk fick ni?
How much fish did you get?
to get (as an answer)

Conjugation

Conjugation of få (strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	få	fås
Present tense	får	fås
Past tense	fick	ficks
Supine	fått	fåtts
Imperative	få	—
Present participle	fående
Past participle	fången

Synonyms

erhålla (formal)

Derived terms

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få barn
få bort
få dissen
få fatt i
få fram
få för sig
få napp
få om bakfoten
få ont
få på moppe
få sina fiskar varma / få fiskarna varma

få spader
få sparken
få spel
få syn på
få till (det)
få tag på
få upp den
få ut
få över