gärna

gärna in a sentence

• Vill du ha mer te? – Ja, gärna!
  Would you like more tea? – Yes, please!
• Jag hjälper gärna till.
  I'm happy to help.
• Ring gärna om du har frågor.
  Feel free to call if you have any questions.
• jag kommer gärna
  I'd love to come
• elden slocknar gärna när veden är sur
  a fire goes out easily if the wood is wet
• – Vill du klappa kaninen? – Ja, gärna!
  – Do you want to pet the rabbit? – Yes, please! (Yes, I would gladly pet the rabbit!)
• Hon äter gärna glass
  She likes to eat ice cream
• Han svarar gärna på frågor
  He is happy to answer questions
• Ska det regna hela tiden kan man lika gärna stanna hemma
  If it's going to rain all the time, you might as well stay home (then you are as happy to stay home)
• Köp gärna lite mjölk när du är på affären
  It would be great if you could buy some milk when you're at the store (note that the gärna here refers to the attitude of the speaker rather than the addressee)

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Origin

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

Nearby common words

gärna is number 438 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 434senare later, latter; related to or being the second of two items
• 435lilla small
• 436syster sister
• 437fler more and most (in numbers)
• 439igenom through
• 440lätt light, gentle
• 441peng coin
• 442reda sort out