Get in different languages

Get in Different Languages

Discover 'Get' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'get' is a small but powerful verb, with a rich history and significance that goes far beyond its simple, two-letter form. In English, 'get' is used to indicate obtaining or acquiring something, as well as to convey movement or progress towards a particular location. But did you know that 'get' has been adopted into the vocabularies of many other languages, often with similar meanings?

Understanding the translation of 'get' in different languages can open up new cultural perspectives and help us better communicate with people around the world. For example, in Spanish, 'get' translates to 'obtener' or 'conseguir,' while in French, it's 'avoir' or 'obtenir.' In Mandarin Chinese, 'get' can be translated as '得' (dé) or '获取' (huòqu).

But 'get' isn't just a practical word for conveying concepts of possession or movement. It's also a word that has been used in countless idioms, songs, and phrases throughout history, making it a fascinating word to explore from a linguistic and cultural perspective.

So, whether you're a language learner looking to expand your vocabulary, a traveler looking to connect with people from different cultures, or simply a word enthusiast, read on to discover the many translations and uses of the word 'get' in different languages!

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Get in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaanskry
"kry" is cognate with the Dutch "krijgen" which is itself derived from the Proto-Germanic word "krijaną" meaning "to choose" or "to pick out."
Amharicአግኝ
The word "አግኝ" also has the alternate meaning "find," and is related to the word "አግኝት," meaning "property," or "wealth."
Hausasamu
The word "samu" in Hausa also means "to obtain" or "to acquire."
Igbonweta
The Igbo word 'nweta' is also used to refer to finding or obtaining something.
Malagasyget
"Hahazo", as "get" is translated to Malagasy, also translates to "to find"," to receive", and has a passive, "to become", which changes with the context in a sentence.
Nyanja (Chichewa)pezani
Pezani can also mean "to obtain" or "to acquire" in Nyanja.
Shonatora
The word "tora" also means "to bring" and "to fetch" in Shona.
Somalihel
It can also be used for concepts like obtaining or receiving (e.g., "hel cash").
Sesothofumana
In Sesotho, the word "fumana" can also mean "find" or "receive."
Swahilipata
The word 'pata' can also mean 'to receive' or 'to find'.
Xhosafumana
Fumana means 'to find, receive, or obtain' in Xhosa and is etymologically related to the word 'fumana' in Zulu and 'fama' in Sotho.
Yorubagba
Gba, meaning 'to get', also denotes 'to catch' and 'to grasp' in Yoruba.
Zuluthola
The word "thola" also means "to find" or "to encounter" in Zulu.
Bambarasɔrɔ
Ewexɔ
Kinyarwandakubona
Lingalakozwa
Lugandaokufuna
Sepedihwetša
Twi (Akan)nya

Get in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicاحصل على
"احصل على" "get"} is cognate with "agăț" Romanian, "agγaza " Turkish, "αγγίζω" Greek, "haczyć" Polish and ахват'ить Ukrainian, meaning to grasp, to seize.
Hebrewלקבל
In Talmudic Hebrew, the root "קבל" means both "to receive" and "to cause to happen," suggesting an active role in the reception of events.
Pashtoترلاسه کول
The word ترلاسه کول has a very deep meaning, and is also derived from various phrases throughout time.
Arabicاحصل على
"احصل على" "get"} is cognate with "agăț" Romanian, "agγaza " Turkish, "αγγίζω" Greek, "haczyć" Polish and ахват'ить Ukrainian, meaning to grasp, to seize.

Get in Western European Languages

Albanianmarr
The word "marr" can also mean "to take" or "to bring".
Basquelortu
"Lortu" also means "gather" when used with the suffix "-tu" and "gatherer" when used with the suffix "-tzaile"
Catalanaconseguir
The verb "aconseguir" in Catalan comes from the Latin phrase "ad consequi" which means "to reach, overtake, or pursue".
Croatiandobiti
"Dobiti" can also mean "to win" or "to receive".
Danishfå
The word "få" can also mean "to receive" or "to obtain, especially through effort or skill."
Dutchkrijgen
The term "krijgen" has Germanic roots: "krigen","krigon" "krigjan" and means "battle, fight ", while the Indo-European root *krey- "to create" is thought to have contributed too.
Englishget
Get can also mean achieve, acquire, or receive something, or to understand or realize something.
Frenchavoir
"Avoir" in French originally meant "to have," but has been used to mean "to get" due to the influence of Old English and Italian.
Frisiankrije
The Frisian word "krije" can also mean "to receive" or "to obtain".
Galicianconseguir
In Galician, "conseguir" also means "to manage" or "to achieve", akin to French "obtenir".
Germanerhalten
The verb "erhalten" can also mean "to keep" or "to preserve" in German.
Icelandicfá
The word "fá" is also the imperative form of the infinitive "fá" which means "to fetch, to go after something and bring it back."
Irishfháil
Irish "fháil" "get" from Old Irish "feth", cognate with Welsh "cael". "get" is a Germanic loanword.
Italianottenere
The word ottennere (get) is derived from the Latin word 'obtinere', which means 'to hold, to possess, or to attain'.
Luxembourgishkréien
The word "kréien" is a cognate of the German word "kriegen" and the English word "acquire"
Malteseġib
The Maltese word "ġib" also means "to receive, to obtain, to acquire"
Norwegianfå
The word "få" can also mean "few" or "a little", and is cognate with English "few" and German "wenig".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)pegue
In 16th century Portuguese, "pegue" originally meant "to adhere" and "to hold."
Scots Gaelicfaigh
The term "faigh" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European language and is also used in Irish to mean "find".
Spanishobtener
"Obtener" en español proviene de la palabra latina "obtinere", que significa "aferrar".}
Swedishskaffa sig
The Swedish verb "skaffa sig" comes from the noun "skap" which means "creation" or "production", so the verb means literally "to create something for oneself"
Welshcael
In Welsh, 'cael' has an etymology linked to 'gaining possession' and can also refer to 'understanding' or 'perceiving'.

Get in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianатрымаць
The word "атрымаць" in Belarusian comes from the Proto-Slavic word *ob-trimati, which also meant "to receive".
Bosnianuzmi
The word "uzmi" can also mean "take" or "fetch" and derives from the Proto-Slavic verb '*ęti', from the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₁enǵʰ-' meaning "to fetch", "to go after", "to get".
Bulgarianвземете
The verb "вземете" comes from the Old Bulgarian verb "вzeti", which means "to take" or "to seize".
Czechdostat
In Czech, "dostat" also means to receive, acquire, or achieve something.
Estoniansaada
Estonian "saada" (get) shares the same etymology with "sadama" (harbour) which in turn comes from "sadada" (to dock) suggesting that the original meaning was "to reach one's desired place"
Finnishsaada
In the past, 'saada' was also used to mean 'to know' and 'to understand', but these meanings are now mostly obsolete outside of certain dialects.
Hungariankap
The word "kap" in Hungarian can also mean "catch" or "receive".
Latviangūt
Latvian "gūt" is related to the Lithuanian "gauti" and Prussian "gaut", all meaning "to get" or "to receive".
Lithuaniangauti
The Lithuanian word "gauti" is thought to be related to the Sanskrit word "gam" meaning "to go" or "to obtain".
Macedonianдобие
The word "добие" in Macedonian is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *dobiti, meaning "to gain" or "to acquire."
Polishdostać
The Polish word "dostać" can also mean "to receive" or "to obtain".
Romanianobține
The Romanian word "obține" is derived from the Latin word "obtinere", meaning "to acquire, obtain, or achieve"
Russianполучить
The verb "получить" also means to receive, to get something from someone and to obtain, to get something for yourself.
Serbianдобити
The verb "добити" can also mean "to win" or "to receive" in Serbian.
Slovakdostať
The verb
Sloveniandobili
The Slovene word "dobiti" can also refer to giving something to someone or to obtaining something.
Ukrainianотримати
The verb «отримати» is the Ukrainian language equivalent of the English word «receive».

Get in South Asian Languages

Bengaliপাওয়া
The word "পাওয়া" is the Bengali cognate of the Sanskrit word "प्राप्त" (prāpta) and the English word "get". It has a wide range of meanings including "to obtain" "to receive" "to find" "to reach" "to experience" "to understand".
Gujaratiમેળવો
"મેળવો" is also used to mean "to meet" or "to assemble".
Hindiप्राप्त
The word 'प्राप्त' can also mean 'attained', 'obtained', or 'received'
Kannadaಪಡೆಯಿರಿ
The verb 'ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ' in Kannada has several meanings such as to seize, take possession of, or acquire.
Malayalamനേടുക
"നേടുക" comes from the Sanskrit word "niyata", which means "to gain, achieve".
Marathiमिळवा
The word 'मिळवा' ('get') in Marathi also means 'to collect', or 'to meet' or 'to receive'.
Nepaliपाउनुहोस्
The word "पाउनुहोस्" in Nepali derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *peu- meaning "to grasp" or "to procure".
Punjabiਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ලබා ගන්න
The word “ලබා ගන්න” (“get”) in Sinhala can also mean to receive, obtain, or acquire something.
Tamilபெறு
The Tamil word 'பெறு' can also mean 'to bear children (of a woman).
Teluguపొందండి
In Telugu, the word "పొందండి" (get) can also mean "to obtain" or "to gain possession of" something.
Urduحاصل
The word "حاصل" (get) is derived from the Arabic word "hasil" (result), reflecting its meaning as the outcome or product of an action or process.

Get in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)得到
得到 can also mean "obtain," "achieve," or "receive."
Chinese (Traditional)得到
In some contexts, 得到 can also mean "to understand" or "to comprehend."
Japanese取得する
"取得する" means "to acquire" and is derived from "取", meaning "to take", and "得", meaning "to obtain".
Korean가져 오기
'가져 오기' can also mean to 'fetch', 'collect' or 'pick up'.
Mongolianавах
"Авах" (get) is derived from "аварга" (way of life). It can also mean "take," "obtain," or "achieve.
Myanmar (Burmese)ရပါတယ်
ရပါတယ် also expresses "to obtain something from a higher being," "to be blessed with," or "to have luck or fortune."}

Get in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiandapatkan
The Indonesian word "Dapatkan" can also mean "obtain" or "acquire".
Javaneseentuk
Entuk also has a different meaning, "to meet", which is commonly found in the sentence "entuke karo simbah" (met my grandfather).
Khmerទទួលបាន
The word "ទទួលបាន" can also mean "to receive" or "to accept" in Khmer.
Laoໄດ້ຮັບ
The Lao word ໄດ້ຮັບ (get) is derived from the Sanskrit word ग्रह (graha), which means "to seize" or "to take hold of".
Malaydapatkan
The word "dapatkan" in Malay is derived from the Sanskrit word "dapatya" meaning "obtainable" and can also mean "may" in conditional sentences.
Thaiได้รับ
The Thai word "ได้รับ" can also mean "to receive", "to accept", or "to be given".
Vietnameseđược
The word "được" in Vietnamese can also refer to "allow" or "may".
Filipino (Tagalog)makuha

Get in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanialmaq
The word "almaq" also means "to take" or "to receive" in Azerbaijani.
Kazakhалу
The word "алу" in Kazakh can also mean "to be" or "to become" and shares a common root with the verb "алуу" ("to take") in Kyrgyz and Mongolian.
Kyrgyzалуу
The word "алуу" has other meanings in Kyrgyz, like "to take" or "to receive".
Tajikдаст
The word "даст" in Tajik also means "to give" or "to allow".
Turkmenal
Uzbekolish
Olish is a synonym of "olishverish" that is a colloquial synonym of "olish" with a meaning of "get" in Uzbek.
Uyghurget

Get in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianloaʻa
The word "loaʻa" can also mean "to find" or "to obtain".
Maoriwhiwhi
The word "whiwhi" derives from the Proto-Polynesian word "*fehi" meaning "to take" or "to get".
Samoanmaua
"Maua" also is used to mean that a person has arrived successfully at an intended location or completed their intended goal.
Tagalog (Filipino)kumuha ka
The phrase "kumuha ka" can also be interpreted figuratively to mean "take charge" or "assume responsibility".

Get in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajikxataña
Guaranireko

Get in International Languages

Esperantoakiri
The Esperanto word "akiri" is derived from the Latin word "acquirere," meaning "to acquire."
Latinpossidebit
"Possidebit" is translated as "get" in most contexts, but its original meaning was "be master of" or "own."

Get in Others Languages

Greekπαίρνω
The Greek verb "παίρνω" can also mean to accept, to receive, to take, to seize, to capture or to lead.
Hmongtau
In Hmong, "tau" can also mean "to acquire" or "to obtain" something.
Kurdishstendin
The word "stendin" in Kurdish also means "to be situated" or "to stand".
Turkishalmak
"Almak" in Turkish also means "to buy", similar to the French "prendre" or Spanish "tomar."
Xhosafumana
Fumana means 'to find, receive, or obtain' in Xhosa and is etymologically related to the word 'fumana' in Zulu and 'fama' in Sotho.
Yiddishבאַקומען
באַקומען can also mean "to receive" or "to acquire" in Yiddish.
Zuluthola
The word "thola" also means "to find" or "to encounter" in Zulu.
Assameseপাওক
Aymarajikxataña
Bhojpuriप्राप्त
Dhivehiލިބުން
Dogriआहनो
Filipino (Tagalog)makuha
Guaranireko
Ilocanoalan
Kriogɛt
Kurdish (Sorani)وەرگرتن
Maithiliभेटत
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯐꯪꯕ
Mizonei
Oromoargadhu
Odia (Oriya)ପାଅ
Quechuatariy
Sanskritप्राप्नोतु
Tatarалу
Tigrinyaምርካብ
Tsongakuma

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