As a German learner, you may have encountered the words gern
and gerne
and wondered what the difference
is between them.
While there often are slight differences between words like these in German, the short answer here
is that gern
& gerne
actually can be swapped out for one another.
Let's take a look at a dialogue between two friends, Sarah and Layla, to illustrate
how gern
and gerne
can be used:
In the dialogue, Sarah uses gerne
to express her liking for going to the movies,
while she uses gerne
to indicate that she would like to see the new action movie.
Layla uses gerne
to accept Sarah's invitation to the movies.
...and in all three cases, the word gern
would work just the same:
In summary, both gern
and gerne
mean "like" or "enjoy" in English.
Gern
& gerne
are often used in conjunction with verbs to express
that you like doing something.
The two words can be swapped out for one another, so just go ahead and don't worry whether you've picked the wrong one - there is not right choice here.
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