Usages of

Vi gleder oss til å få en gjest, for vi liker selskap.
We look forward to receiving a guest, because we like company.
Jeg har fått en ny beskjed, og den skal jeg lese nå.
I have received a new message, and I will read it now.
Jeg fortsetter å spørre fordi jeg ikke har fått svar.
I continue to ask because I have not received an answer.
I dag fikk jeg en møteinnkalling fra fagforeningen på e-post.
Today I received a meeting invitation from the union by email.
Når hun har fått fagbrev, skal hun ha jobbet i denne fabrikken i fem år.
When she has received her trade certificate, she will have worked at this factory for five years.
Avsenderen ba meg la være å kaste pakkelappen før de hadde fått den i retur på postkontoret.
The sender asked me not to throw away the parcel label before they had received it back at the post office.

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