heffe

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

heffe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of heffen

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian heva, hebba, heffa, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

heffe

  1. to lift, to raise
    Synonym: heve
  2. to levy

Inflection

Weak class 1
infinitive heffe
3rd singular past hefte
past participle heft
infinitive heffe
long infinitive heffen
gerund heffen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular hef hefte
2nd singular hefst heftest
3rd singular heft hefte
plural heffe heften
imperative hef
participles heffend heft

Derived terms

Further reading

  • heffe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011