gärna

See also: garna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gjarna, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, gladly”), the adverbial form of *gernaz (“willing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːɳa/
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  • Homophones: hjärna, Järna

Adverb

gärna (comparative hellre, superlative helst)

  1. willingly, gladly, readily
  2. easily; which easily or readily happens
    Försöker man balansera en penna på spetsen så ser man att den gärna faller omkull.
    If one tries to balance a pencil on its tip one sees that it easily falls over.

See also

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