ferstounde

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

ferstounde

  1. (transitive) to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferstounde (irregular)
Grúundfoarme ferstounde
Infinitive tou ferstounde
Present tense Past tense
iek ferstounde wie ferstounde iek ferstuud, ferstude wie ferstuden
du ferstoanst jie ferstounde du ferstuust jie ferstuden
hie/ju/dät ferstoant jo ferstounde hie/ju/dät ferstuud, ferstude jo ferstuden
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
ferstoundend Singular blieuw ferstounden häbe fersteen
Plural blieuwet ferstounden

Derived terms

References

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