No. 169 in Icelandic

fengið

"Fengið" means "received" or "obtained" in English.

In a sentence

Ég hef fengið gjöf frá systur minni.
I have received a gift from my sister.
In this sentence, 'fengið' is used as the past participle of the verb 'fá,' which means 'to receive or get,' forming a perfect tense with 'hef'.
Hún hefur alltaf fengið góða dóma fyrir leik sinn.
She has always received good reviews for her acting.
Here, 'fengið' is again the past participle of 'fá,' referring to obtaining or receiving feedback, in this case, good reviews.
Við höfum fengið nýjar upplýsingar um málið.
We have obtained new information about the case.
Similar to the previous examples, 'fengið' functions as the past participle of 'fá,' indicating the action of acquiring or obtaining information.

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