gunnan
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Bavarian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gunna (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan. Compare German gönnen, Dutch gunnen, Yiddish פֿאַרגינען (farginen).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gunnan (past participle gunnt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- (ditransitive) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to
- Heit gunn i ma a Bier. ― Today I treat myself to a beer.
- (ditransitive) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune, to grant someone something; (in the negative) to begrudge
- Synonym: vergunnan
- I gunn eich eier Glick. ― I don't begrudge you your luck.
- Dena gunn i nix! ― I don't grant them anything!
- (ditransitive, ironic) (used when the speaker wants to express that something would serve someone right)
- Synonym: vergunnan
- I gunnad eam, wånn er mit sein Gschäft eifoarad. ― It would serve him right if he went out of business.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gunnan
| infinitive | gunnan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | gunn | - | gunnad |
| 2nd person sing. | gunnst | - | gunnadst |
| 3rd person sing. | gunnt | - | gunnad |
| 1st person plur. | gunnan | - | gunnadn |
| 2nd person plur. | gunnts | - | gunnads |
| 3rd person plur. | gunnan | - | gunnadn |
| imperative sing. | gunn | ||
| imperative plur. | gunnts | ||
| past participle | gunnt | ||
Derived terms[edit]
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
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- Bavarian ditransitive verbs
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