West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian biginna, bigenna, beginna, bejenna, bijenna, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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begjinne

  1. To begin, to start

Inflection

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Strong class 3
infinitive begjinne
3rd singular past begûn
past participle begûn
infinitive begjinne
long infinitive begjinnen
gerund begjinnen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular begjin begûn
2nd singular begjinst begûnst
3rd singular begjint begûn
plural begjinne begûnen
imperative begjin
participles begjinnend begûn

Further reading

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