ferstean
West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian forstonda, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to fer- + stean. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferstounde, German verstehen.
Verb
[edit]ferstean
- to understand
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of ferstean
| Infinitive: ferstean | ||||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| 1st | ik | ferstean | wy | fersteane | ik | ferstie | wy | ferstienest |
| 2nd | do/dû | fersteanst | jimme | fersteane | do/dû | ferstiest | jimme | ferstienest |
| 3rd | hy/sy | fersteant | hja | fersteane | hy/sy | ferstie | hja | ferstienest |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
| fersteanend (fersteanende) | ferstean | hawwe | ferstien | |||||
Further reading
[edit]- “ferstean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Categories:
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- West Frisian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- West Frisian terms prefixed with fer-
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian verbs