Hvernig sér hann fyrir sér?

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#1

Word-by-word, I’m translating this as “How-a-he-for-a”

Is there something I am missing?

#2

Source of this sentence: Hvernig sér hann fyrir sér? - Icelandic example sentence - Tatoeba

#3

Are we sure this is correct?
As hinch says the word-by-word translation is “How-a-he-for-a”
Google Translate translates it as: “How does he see himself?“

#4
English Translation

How does he see himself?

This is a form of the verb phrase “sjá fyrir e-m” which means to provide for or support, so this means, “How does he support himself?”

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