gjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

gera (rare, alternative spelling)
gjere (e-infinitive)
gjøra, gjøre (pre-2012)
gjårå (gjårrå), gjara (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gera, also spelled like giera, and giæra from around 1300, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²jɛːra/, /²jæːra/, /²jɛrːa/, /²jærːa/

Verb

gjera (present tense gjer, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjerast, present participle gjerande, imperative gjer)

do
Eg skal gjera det.
I shall do it.
make
- 1855, Ivar Aasen, Ervingen:
  Eg var tenkt aa gjera mange Umsnuingar paa Garden.
  I was going to make many changes on the farm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gjera — (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	gjera, gjere
present participle	gjerande
past participle	gjord
supine	gjort
singular	gjer	gjorde
plural¹	gjera	―
subjunctive	present	past
	gjere	gjøre
imperative	present
singular	gjer
plural¹	gjere

¹Rare today.

References

“gjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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