gjøre

From Danish gøre, gjøre (18th century spelling), from Old Danish gøræ, gørwa, gærwa, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjø̂ːɾə/

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gjøre (imperative and present tense gjør, passive gjøres, simple past gjorde, past participle gjort)

1. to do (something)

   Hva skal du gjøre?

   What are you going to do?

   Ikke gjør det!

   Don't do that!

   Det var godt gjort!

   That was well done!

   øvelse gjør mester

   practice makes perfect

Until July 1^st 2005, the alternative infinitive gjøra was also allowed. The form is used in certain dialects especially in Eastern Norway.

• gjera, gjere (Nynorsk)

• “gjøre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

gjøre (present tense gjør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjørast, present participle gjørande, imperative gjør)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of gjera (“to do; to make”)