Questions & Answers about Get ég fengið kvittun, vinsamlegast?
Why does the sentence start with the verb Get?
In yes/no questions, Icelandic puts the finite verb first (verb–subject order). Statement: Ég get fengið kvittun. Question: Get ég fengið kvittun?
Why is it get … fengið instead of something like get … fá?
With geta (can), Icelandic uses the supine (neuter past participle) of the main verb, not the infinitive. So you say ég get gert, ég get séð, ég get fengið—not get gera/sjá/fá.
What form is fengið, and why is it used here?
Fengið is the supine (also the neuter past participle form) of fá (to get/receive). The supine appears after auxiliaries like hafa (in perfect tenses) and modals like geta. Hence: Ég hef fengið and Ég get fengið.
How does Má ég fá kvittun? differ from Get ég fengið kvittun?
- Má ég fá…? asks for permission (“May I have…?”) and is very common and neutral.
- Get ég fengið…? asks about possibility/ability (“Can I get…?”) and is also fine. A softer, extra-polite variant is Gæti ég fengið kvittun? (“Could I get a receipt?”).