gjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gjere
• (former reform[s] only): gjøra, gjøre

Etymology

From Old Norse gera and gerva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jeːrɑ/

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.

References

• “gjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From and gerva, from .

Verb

1. to do

   Rå du gjera hä?

   Are you able to do it?

   Tråmä ji hä gjer

   I will certainly not do that.

   Hä var göli gjodht

   It was badly done.

   Ji gjol ill mäg vä knivom

   I hurt myself (cut myself) on the knife.

   hä var just lögom åt däg, du hadd int gjera der

   That was just what you deserved; you had no business there.

2. to make

   Gjer ’óm en sylmån länger!

   Make it a little longer!

3. need

   do djer ånt koma höyt

   you need not come here

   djera di äint fara

   they need not go

   di djåoḷ äint ânne heva vâtne uti gröytn

   they only needed to pour water into the pot