gär

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gar"

German

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Verb

gär

  1. singular imperative of gären

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô. Cognate with German gern, Dutch gaarne, Icelandic gjarna, Swedish gärna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːr/, [ɡɛˑə̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɛːə
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Adverb

gär

  1. gladly, with pleasure (expresses English like to)
    Ech hätt gär eng Taass Téi.
    I would like to have a cup of tea.
  2. easily
  3. deliberately

Derived terms

  • gär hunn (“to love”)
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