pleegje

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• fläägje

Etymology

From Old Frisian plegia, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan. Cognates include German pflegen and West Frisian pliigje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleːɣjə/
• Hyphenation: pleeg‧je
• Rhymes: -eːɣjə

Verb

pleegje

1. (transitive) to look after; to care for
2. (intransitive, + tou) to perform habitually; to be used to

   Iek pleegje tou lope. ― I am used to walking.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pleegje (weak type 2)

grúundfoarme		pleegje
infinitive		tou pleegjen
		present	past
singular	iek	pleegje	plegede
	du	plegest	plegedest
	hie/ju/dät	pleget	plegede
plural		pleegje	plegeden
		imperative
singular		pleeg
plural		pleegjet
		present	past
participle		pleegjend	pleged
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

References

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