ferstean
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian forstonda, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to fer- + stean. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferstounde, German verstehen.
Verb edit
ferstean
- to understand
Inflection edit
Conjugation of ferstean
| Infinitive: ferstean | ||||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| 1st | ik | ferstean | wy | fersteane | ik | ferstie | wy | ferstienest |
| 2nd | do/dû | fersteanst | jimme | fersteane | do/dû | ferstiest | jimme | ferstienest |
| 3rd | hy/sy | fersteant | hja | fersteane | hy/sy | ferstie | hja | ferstienest |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
| fersteanend (fersteanende) | ferstean | hawwe | ferstien | |||||
Further reading edit
- “ferstean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011