Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish gædæ (præt. gætte, part. gætt). Danish gjädda (“Bornholm dialect”), Swedish gäta. Related to gåde
Pronunciation
Verb
gætte (present tense gætter, past tense gættede, past participle gættet)
- to guess, surmise
- Synonym: gisne
- (by extension) to tip, guess (solving a task or answering a question correctly)
- Synonym: tippe
Conjugation
Conjugation of gætte
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active |
passive
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| present
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gætter
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gættes
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| past
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gættede
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gættedes
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| infinitive
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gætte
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gættes
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| imperative
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gæt
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—
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participle
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| present
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gættende
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| past
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gættet
(auxiliary verb have)
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| gerund
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gætten
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