"hitta naglann á höfuðið" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Forms: hitti naglann á höfuðið [indicative, past, singular, third-person], hitt naglann á höfuðið [supine]
Etymology: From hitta (“to hit”) + naglann (“the nail”), accusative form of nagli (“a nail”) with a definite article + á (“on”) + höfuðið (“the head”), the accusative of höfuð (“a head”) with a definite article. Etymology templates: {{m|is|hitta||to hit}} hitta (“to hit”), {{m|is|naglann||the nail}} naglann (“the nail”), {{m|is|nagli||a nail}} nagli (“a nail”), {{m|is|á||on}} á (“on”), {{m|is|höfuðið||the head}} höfuðið (“the head”), {{m|is|höfuð||a head}} höfuð (“a head”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|hitti naglann á höfuðið||{{{22}}} naglann á höfuðið|supine|hitt naglann á höfuðið||{{{33}}} naglann á höfuðið|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} hitta naglann á höfuðið (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hitti naglann á höfuðið, supine hitt naglann á höfuðið)
  1. (idiomatic) to hit the nail on the head Tags: idiomatic, weak Synonyms (hit the nail on the head): eiga kollgátuna, hitta í mark, koma orðum að kjarna máls, tilgreina kjarna máls

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