begjinne

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian biginna, bigenna, beginna, bejenna, bijenna, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɡˈjɪnə/

Verb

begjinne

1. To begin, to start

Inflection

Strong class 3
infinitive	begjinne
3rd singular past	begûn
past participle	begûn
infinitive	begjinne
long infinitive	begjinnen
gerund	begjinnen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	begjin	begûn
2nd singular	begjinst	begûnst
3rd singular	begjint	begûn
plural	begjinne	begûnen
imperative	begjin
participles	begjinnend	begûn

Further reading

• “begjinne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011