WordhandtakaMeaningto arrestPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseIcelandicLessonPast continuous (var að)Usages of handtakaLögreglan var að handtaka þjófinn.The police were arresting the thief.Við vorum að handtaka glæpamanninn.We were arresting the criminal.Lögreglan handtók þjófinn þann nítjánda september.The police arrested the thief on the nineteenth of September.