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
	present	past
indicative singular	gjer	gjorde
indicative plural1	gjera	―
subjunctive	gjere	gjøre
imperative singular	gjer
imperative plural1	gjere

¹ Rare today.

References

• “gjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.