gerning
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]gerning
- present participle and gerund of gern
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verbal noun to gøre (“do, perform, execute”), from Old Norse gerning, gørning, gjǫrning.
Noun
[edit]gerning c (singular definite gerningen, plural indefinite gerninger)
Usage notes
[edit]In compounds: gernings-, -gerning (-en, -er, -erne)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of gerning
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gerning | gerningen | gerninger | gerningerne |
| genitive | gernings | gerningens | gerningers | gerningernes |