få

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

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár.

Adjective

få (comparative færre, superlative færrest)

1. few

Antonyms

• mange, mangen

See also

• lidt, lille

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, cognate with German fangen, Dutch vangen, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan).

Verb

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

1. to get
2. to have

   at få et barn ― to have a baby

   at få til morgenmad ― to have for breakfast

Conjugation

Inflection of få

	present	past
simple	får	fik
perfect	har fået	havde fået
passive	fås	—
participle	-	fået
imperative	få	—
infinitive	få	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	—	—

Noun

få

1. på må og få – at random

   Synonym: tilfældig (adjective)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish få, from Old Norse fár.

Adjective

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

1. 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
• et par
• fåtall
• fåtallig
• noen
• sparsom
• spredt

 

Derived terms

• fåfengt
• fåtall
• fåtallig

 

Etymology 2

From Danish få, from Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer), from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

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

1. 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.

2. (as an auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish

   Husk å få gjort leksene!

   Remember to get your homework done!

3. (medicine) to get; to catch; to acquire

   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.

4. (as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better

   Det får vente.

   It will have to wait.

5. (as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed

   Pasienten får ikke ta imot besøk.

   The patient is not allowed to have visits.

6. (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, acquire) 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)

1. 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

• eit par
• enkelte
• fåtal
• fåtalig
• nokon
• somme
• sparsom
• spreidd

 

Derived terms

• fåfeng
• fåfengd
• fåfenge
• fåfengeleg
• fåfolka
• fåhæv
• fåhøyrd
• fåkunne
• fåkunnig
• fålida
• fåmannsstyre
• fåmannsvelde
• fåment
• fåmælt
• fåne
• fånytte
• fånyttes
• fånyttig
• fåtal
• fåtid
• fåtøk
• fåvett
• fåvettig
• fåvettug
• fåvis
• fåvit
• fåvitig
• fåvitug

 

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. bleach, blanch

   Lakenet vart fådd i sola.

   The sheet was bleached out in the sun.

2. 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, present participle fåande, imperative få)

1. To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.

   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.

   The best is good enough, if only one can get it. (proverb)

   • (Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matthew 7:7:

     Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk.

     Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

2. (auxiliary) to get done; to accomplish

   Hugs å få gjort leksene!

   Remember to get your homework done!

3. (medicine) to get; to catch; to acquire

   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.

4. (auxiliary) will; have to; better; have got to

   Det får vente.

   It will have to wait.

5. (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed; get to

   Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.

   The patient is not allowed to have visits.

6. (auxiliary) shall, will

   Vi får sjå kva som skjer.

   We shall 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, acquire): 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/, [f̪oə̯]

• Audio (Gotland):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

få (comparative färre, superlative minst or färst)

2. 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.

Doublet of fång (“acquisition”) and fånga (“catch”).

Verb

få (present får, preterite fick, supine fått, imperative få)

1. to get, to receive

   Jag fick paketet idag. ― I got the package today.

2. 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.

3. to be forced to, to have to

   Om ingen annan vill, får jag göra det själv. ― If nobody else wants to, I'll have to do it myself.

4. 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.

5. (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 budgeten efter en lång debatt. ― The government got the budget past [parliament] after a long debate.

6. 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.

7. to get; to catch a disease

   Han har fått vinterkräksjukan. ― He has caught the winter vomiting bug.

8. to get; to catch out, trick successfully.
9. to get; to catch (e.g. fish, game, a criminal)

   Hur mycket fisk fick ni? ― How much fish did you get?

10. to get (as an answer)

    Han fick "nej" som svar. ― He got a "no" for an answer.

11. to score; to achieve a test score

Usage notes

The modern past participle is fådd. Fången, though etymologically the past participle, is interpreted as a standalone adjective by most native speakers.

Conjugation

Conjugation of få (strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	få		fås
Supine	fått		fåtts
Imperative	få		—
Imper. plural1	fån		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	får	fick	fås	ficks
Ind. plural1	få	fingo	fås	fingos
Subjunctive2	få	finge	fås	finges
	Participles
Present participle	fående
Past participle	fådd, fången
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• erhålla (formal)

Derived terms

• 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 tag på
• få till (det)
• få upp den
• få ut
• få över
• återfå

 

See also

• ta emot (the physical action of being handed something)

Further reading

• få in Svensk ordbok.