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By Gerald Erichsen, About.com Guide to Spanish Language

How Many Ways Can You 'Get It' in Spanish?

Tuesday April 1, 2008
Saying what you want to say in Spanish isn't always easy. Here's a question that one of the users in our forum had recently: "I have no idea how to say "get" in spanish. Is it sacar, tomar, tener? Example: Today I tried to ask my Spanish teacher if I could go to my locker to get my book. How would you say that in Spanish?"

Indeed, it's confusing. The first answer to the question was insightful: "The English verb 'get' has many meanings and is used in many idioms. Spanish translates each of them differently."

Indeed, there are dozens of ways you can say "get" in Spanish. Our new new lesson on "get" provides some of the most common ones.

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