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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gjarna, gerna.
Pronunciation
Adverb
gerne (comparative hellere, superlative helst)
- with pleasure; gladly, willingly, readily
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
gerne
- Alternative form of gern. (Both are roughly equally frequent.)
Interjection
gerne
- (commonly said in answer to danke (“thank you”); usually not translated into English) don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome
Synonyms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô.
Adverb
gerne
- with pleasure, gladly, willingly
- usually, often
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