gøre

See also: gore, göre, góré, górę, Gore, and Göre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡœrə/, [ˈɡ̊œːɐ], [ˈkœːɒ̯̽]
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Verb

gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)

  1. to do, perform, execute
  2. to make (with an object and a predicate)
    han gjorde mig glad
    he made me happy
  3. (rare) to make (with a single object)
    Peter gjorde ild
    Peter made fire

Conjugation
Inflection of gøre
present past
simple gør gjorde
perfect har gjort havde gjort
passive gøres gjordes
participle gørende gjort
imperative gør —
infinitive gøre —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund gøren —

Derived terms

Old Swedish

Verb

gø̄re

  1. first-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
  2. second-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
  3. third-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
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