duge
See also: ɖu ɣe
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duːɡə/, [ˈd̥uːwə]
Noun
duge c
- plural indefinite of dug
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse duga.
Verb
duge (present tense duger, past tense dugde, past participle dugd)
- help, be useful; be good enough; work, suffice
- Dette duger ikke. Vi får prøve noe annet.
- This doesn't work. We'll have to try something else.
- Dette duger ikke. Vi får prøve noe annet.
- be skilled enough
- Er du sikker på at de duger til jobben?
- Are you sure that they are skilled enough for the job?
- Er du sikker på at de duger til jobben?
References
- “duge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
duge (present tense duger, past tense dugde, past participle dugd/dugt, passive infinitive dugast, present participle dugande, imperative dug)
- Alternative form of duga
Rawa
Noun
duge
- knife
References
- Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)