gøre

See also: gore, göre, góré, górę, Gore, and Göre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡœrə/, [ˈɡ̊œːɐ], [ˈkœːɒ̯̽]

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Verb

gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)

1. to do, perform, execute
2. to make (with an object and a predicate)

   han gjorde mig glad

   he made me happy

3. (rare) to make (with a single object)

   Peter gjorde ild

   Peter made fire

Conjugation

Inflection of gøre

	present	past
simple	gør	gjorde
perfect	har gjort	havde gjort
passive	gøres	gjordes
participle	gørende	gjort
imperative	gør	—
infinitive	gøre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	gøren	—

Derived terms

• afgøre
• bekendtgøre
• guddommeliggøre
• offentliggøre
• rengøre

 

Old Swedish

Verb

gø̄re

1. first-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
2. second-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
3. third-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra