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},
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{
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},
"expansion": "German Low German geren (Paderbornisch)",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gaarne"
},
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{
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},
"expansion": "English yern",
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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"2": "gerne"
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, gladly”), an adverbial form of *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Akin to German Low German geren (Paderbornisch), Dutch gaarne, English yern, Swedish gärna, Danish gerne.",
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]
},
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"superlative"
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},
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"senses": [
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"text": "Markus fährt gern Fahrrad.\nMarkus enjoys biking.",
"type": "example"
}
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"willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like, enjoy, etc."
],
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"pleasure",
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],
[
"like",
"like#English"
],
[
"enjoy",
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"text": "Dieses Lied mag ich gern.",
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"mögen",
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],
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[
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"a lot"
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],
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"(only with mögen) much; a lot"
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"english": "I easily feel sick in the car.",
"text": "Mir wird gern mal schlecht im Auto.",
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"easily; often"
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"(chiefly informal) easily; often"
],
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{
"english": "I prefer sleeping in my own bed.",
"text": "Ich schlafe gern in meinem eigenen Bett.",
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}
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"Used to indicate a preference."
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},
{
"ipa": "[ɡɛɐ̯n]"
},
{
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"German adverbs",
"German entries with incorrect language header",
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"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms inherited from Old High German",
"German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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"Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old Saxon terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old Saxon terms with redundant head parameter",
"Rhymes:German/ɛʁn",
"Rhymes:German/ɛʁn/1 syllable"
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{
"word": "gut und gern"
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{
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},
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},
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},
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"name": "q"
},
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"1": "nds-de",
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},
"expansion": "German Low German geren (Paderbornisch)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gaarne"
},
"expansion": "Dutch gaarne",
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},
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{
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gerne"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, gladly”), an adverbial form of *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Akin to German Low German geren (Paderbornisch), Dutch gaarne, English yern, Swedish gärna, Danish gerne.",
"forms": [
{
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},
{
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"superlative"
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],
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[
"like",
"like#English"
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"enjoy#English"
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"German terms with usage examples"
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{
"english": "I like this song a lot.",
"text": "Dieses Lied mag ich gern.",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"much; a lot"
],
"links": [
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],
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"much",
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"a lot",
"a lot"
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"(only with mögen) much; a lot"
],
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"with mögen"
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},
{
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{
"english": "I easily feel sick in the car.",
"text": "Mir wird gern mal schlecht im Auto.",
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}
],
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"easily; often"
],
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[
"easily",
"easily"
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"often",
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"(chiefly informal) easily; often"
],
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"informal"
]
},
{
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"German terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "I prefer sleeping in my own bed.",
"text": "Ich schlafe gern in meinem eigenen Bett.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Used to indicate a preference."
]
}
],
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"tags": [
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"word": "gerne"
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