gär

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gar"

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

gär

1. singular imperative of gären

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• gären

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”)