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ferstounde

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian forstonda, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to fer- +‎ stounde. Cognate with West Frisian ferstean, German verstehen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ferstounde

  1. (transitive) to understand

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ferstounde (irregular)
grúundfoarme ferstounde
infinitive tou ferstounde
present past
singular iek ferstounde ferstuud, ferstude
du ferstoanst ferstuust
hie/ju/dät ferstoant ferstuud, ferstude
plural ferstounde ferstuden
imperative
singular blieuw ferstounden
plural blieuwet ferstounden
present past
participle ferstoundend fersteen
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “ferstounde”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN