Pierre's verb of the week

 

Hei gjeng!

Here is the new "verb of the week", another common one: "å få",
"to get, to receive". It can also be used as a modal auxiliary
with a verb in the infinitive, meaning "to be allowed to".

å få = to get (infinitive)
de får = they get (present tense)
de fikk = they got (simple past tense)
de har fått = they have got (past participle)

'de' means 'they.'

La oss prøve dette verbet:
Let's try out this verb:

(infinitive)
Kan jeg få snakke med sjefen din?
May I speak to your boss? (note double-modal "kan", "få")

(present)
Jeg får altfor mye epost.
I receive much too much email.

(past)
Jeg fikk et brev fra mora mi i dag.
I got a letter from my mother today.

(present perfect)
PC'en min har fått et virus!
My PC has got a virus!

Har du lyst til å skrive noen setninger med dette verbet?
Do you want to write some sentences using this verb?

Hilsen,
Pierre

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