Questions & Answers about Geturðu sagt mér notendanafnið aftur, vinsamlegast?
It’s getur (can) + þú (you) written together as Geturðu.
This “clitic” -ðu is a very common way to attach þú to a verb in questions and casual speech/writing. You could also write it separately as Getur þú ...?, but Geturðu ...? is the normal everyday spelling.
Icelandic is typically a V2 (verb-second) language in main clauses, and questions often start with the finite verb. In a yes/no question like this, it’s normal to begin with the conjugated verb (getur) and then have the subject (-ðu/þú) right after it.
After the modal verb geta (can / be able to), Icelandic normally uses the supine form of the main verb, which often looks identical to the past participle.
So you say:
- geta sagt = be able to say/tell
not geta segja.
You’ll see the same pattern with many verbs:
- Geturðu komið? (not koma)
- Geturðu hjálpað? (not hjálpa)