fiarn
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Bavarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, originally the causative of faran (“to proceed”). Cognates include Yiddish פֿירן (firn), German führen, Dutch voeren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fiarn (past participle gfiart)
- (transitive) to lead
- Gestern håb i de Gruppn gfiart. ― Yesterday I lead the group.
- (transitive) to lead to; to show the way; to take to
- Fiarn S' mi bittschee zum Museum. ― Please show me to the museum.
- (transitive) to guide (through)
- Fiarn S' mi bittschee durch's Museum. ― Please guide me through the museum.
- Junge Leit miassn gfiart wern. ― Young people need to be guided.
- (transitive) to manage; to run (a business)
- Mia fiarn des Gschäft scho seit Joarn. ― We've been running the business for years.
- (intransitive) to lead to something; to result in something
- A schlechte Ernährung fiart zu gsundheidliche Probleme. ― A poor diet leads to health problems.
- (intransitive) to lead (in a competition)
- De Gäst fiarn 1:0 nåch da Hoibzeit. ― The visitors lead 1:0 at half-time.
- Italien fiart in da Yachtindustrie. ― Italy leads the yacht industry.
- (transitive) to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war)
- Hoffentle miass ma kan Kriag fiarn. ― Hopefully we don't have to fight a war.
- (transitive) to drive someone; to take someone or something somewhere
- Fiarn S' mi bittschee zum Museum. ― Please drive me to the museum.
- Kimm, steig eina, i fiar di hoam. ― Come on, get in, I'll drive you home.
- Muagn fiarn s' eam am Friadhof. ― Tomorrow he will be taken to the cemetery.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of fiarn
infinitive | fiarn | ||
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present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | fiar | - | fiarad |
2nd person sing. | fiarst | - | fiaradst |
3rd person sing. | fiart | - | fiarad |
1st person plur. | fiarn | - | fiaradn |
2nd person plur. | fiarts | - | fiarats |
3rd person plur. | fiarn | - | fiaradn |
imperative sing. | fiar | ||
imperative plur. | fiarts | ||
past participle | gfiart |
Derived terms
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