ferstounde

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈstoːu̯ndə/
• Hyphenation: fer‧stoun‧de
• Rhymes: -oːu̯ndə

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

• misferstounde

 

References

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