Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German geschehen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jenön

  1. (intransitive) to happen, to occur
    • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: I:
      Moted Yesusa: Kristus ejenon so: ven mot omik: ‚Maria’ ämatirajanof ko ‚Ioseph’, äplakoy, das büä ikobikons, pigrodükof fa Saludalanal.
      This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
      (literally, “The birth of Jesus Christ happened thusly: [...]”)

Conjugation

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