gerði

Gerði is the past tense form of the Icelandic verb gera, which means to do or to make. It is used to describe completed actions in the past and can be used with various subjects. For example, Ég gerði það í gær means "I did that yesterday," and Hann gerði það means "He did that."

In addition to its finite past tense form, the verb has a past participle, gert, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses. For instance, Ég hef gert það means "I have done that," and Það var gert means "That was done." The distinction between the past tense form gerði and the past participle form gert is a regular feature in Icelandic grammar, enabling combinations with auxiliary verbs to express different shades of past action.

Gerði is etymologically descended from Old Norse and Proto-Germanic roots for the verb to do or to make. It has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish gø re/gøre, Norwegian gjøre, and Swedish göra, reflecting common Germanic origins.

See also:

- gera (the infinitive verb)

- gert (the past participle)

- Icelandic verb conjugation

Notes:

- The form gerði can be used across different persons in the past tense, with the second-person singular form differing in standard usage (and other persons having their own past tense forms). The examples above illustrate typical, common uses in everyday Icelandic.