tsjinje
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian thiānia, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną, from *þewanaz (“servant”) + *-ōną. Compare *þewaz (“servant, slave”). Cognate with Dutch dienen and German dienen.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hindeloopen), IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̃ː.jə/
- (Schiermonnikoog), IPA(key): /ˈtjɪ̃.jə/
- (Terschelling), IPA(key): /ˈt͡sjɪ̃.jə/
Verb edit
tsjinje
- serve.
- devote oneself to, pay tribute to.
- suitable, useful, beneficial (for); (to) fulfill a function; be a means or instrument to achieve something; to make happen.
- ought (to do), must. (rarely used, literary).
- be taken into consideration by the court.
Inflection edit
| Weak class 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tsjinje | |||
| 3rd singular past | tsjine | |||
| past participle | tsjine | |||
| infinitive | tsjinje | |||
| long infinitive | tsjinjen | |||
| gerund | tsjinjen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | tsjinje | tsjine | ||
| 2nd singular | tsjinest | tsjinest | ||
| 3rd singular | tsjinet | tsjine | ||
| plural | tsjinje | tsjinen | ||
| imperative | tsjinje | |||
| participles | tsjinjend | tsjine | ||
Further reading edit
- “tsjinje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011