gunnan

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• gunna (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan. Compare German gönnen, Dutch gunnen, Yiddish פֿאַרגינען (farginen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥unɐn/

Verb

gunnan (past participle gunnt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. (ditransitive) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to

   Heit gunn i ma a Bier. ― Today I treat myself to a beer.

2. (ditransitive) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune, to grant someone something; (in the negative) to begrudge

   Synonym: vergunnan

   I gunn eich eier Glick. ― I don't begrudge you your luck.

   Dena gunn i nix! ― I don't grant them anything!

3. (ditransitive, ironic) (used when the speaker wants to express that something would serve someone right)

   Synonym: vergunnan

   I gunnad eam, wånn er mit sein Gschäft eifoarad. ― It would serve him right if he went out of business.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gunnan

infinitive	gunnan
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	gunn	-	gunnad
2nd person sing.	gunnst	-	gunnadst
3rd person sing.	gunnt	-	gunnad
1st person plur.	gunnan	-	gunnadn
2nd person plur.	gunnts	-	gunnads
3rd person plur.	gunnan	-	gunnadn
imperative sing.	gunn
imperative plur.	gunnts
past participle	gunnt

Derived terms

vergunnan