gætte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Danish gæde. Cognates include Bornholmsk gjädda, Swedish gäta. Related to gåde

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛdə]

Verb

gætte (present tense gætter, past tense gættede, past participle gættet)

  1. to guess, surmise
    Synonym: gisne
  2. (by extension) to tip, guess (solving a task or answering a question correctly)
    Synonym: tippe

Conjugation

Conjugation of gætte
active passive
present gætter gættes
past gættede gættedes
infinitive gætte gættes
imperative gæt
participle
present gættende
past gættet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund gætten

Derived terms

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