gjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

1. do

   Eg skal gjera det.

   I shall do it.

2. 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)

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

¹Rare today.

References

• “gjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.