No. 122 in Icelandic

tekur

"Tekur" means "takes" in English.

In a sentence

Hann tekur bókina af borðinu.
He takes the book from the table.
The word 'tekur' is used as the present tense of the verb 'taka', meaning 'to take'.
Hún tekur tíma til að lesa á morgnana.
She takes time to read in the mornings.
Here, 'tekur' conveys allocation or dedication of time, demonstrating a figurative use of 'taka'.
Það tekur langan tíma að aka til Reykjavíkur.
It takes a long time to drive to Reykjavík.
In this sentence, 'tekur' expresses the amount of time something requires, highlighting its idiomatic application.

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