takast

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the verb taka (to take) + -st (a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

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takast

  1. to succeed
    Yfir hverju ertu að kvarta? Þetta tókst, er það ekki?
    What are you complaining about? It worked, didn't it?

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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takast (present tense tekst, past tense tokst, supine tekest)

  1. passive infinitive of ta and taka