takast
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
takast
- to succeed
- Yfir hverju ertu að kvarta? Þetta tókst, er það ekki?
- What are you complaining about? It worked, didn't it?
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
takast (present tense tekst, past tense tokst, supine tekest)
- passive infinitive of ta and taka