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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.
Pronunciation
Verb
gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)
- to do, perform, execute
- to make (with an object and a predicate)
han gjorde mig glad- he made me happy
- (rare) to make (with a single object)
Peter gjorde ild- Peter made fire
Conjugation
Derived terms
Old Swedish
Verb
gø̄re
- first-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
- second-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
- third-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra