Getið þér sagt mér hvort sendingin sé komin?

Could you tell me whether the shipment has arrived?

Breakdown of Getið þér sagt mér hvort sendingin sé komin?

• vera: to be
• geta: can
• mér: me
• segja: to tell

Questions & Answers about Getið þér sagt mér hvort sendingin sé komin?

Why does the sentence start with Getið instead of the subject þér?

Because this is a direct question. In Icelandic main-clause yes/no questions, the finite verb usually comes first, followed by the subject.

So:

• Getið þér ...? = question word order
• Þér getið ... would not be the normal way to ask it

Notice that this only applies to the main clause. Inside the embedded clause after hvort, the word order is different.

What form is getið?

Getið is the present tense, 2nd person plural form of geta, meaning can / be able to.

The relevant forms are:

• ég get
• þú getur
• hann/hún/það getur
• við getum
• þið getið
• þeir/þær/þau geta

Here it is used with þér, which takes plural verb agreement.

Why is it þér and not þú?

Þér is a formal/polite way of addressing one person. It is grammatically treated like 2nd person plural, which is why the verb is getið rather than getur.