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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian ōfnia, ōvenia, iterative of ēwa, jōwa, from Proto-West Germanic *ōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną. Cognates include Dutch oefenen, German üben. Related also to Old English efnan (to perform).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈufənjə/
  • Hyphenation: oe‧fen‧je

Verb

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oefenje

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to exercise, to train
    Eltse dei rin ik to oefenjen.I walk every day to exercise.

Conjugation

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Weak class 2
infinitive oefenje
3rd singular past oefene
past participle oefene
infinitive oefenje
long infinitive oefenjen
gerund oefenjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular oefenje oefene
2nd singular oefenest oefenest
3rd singular oefenet oefene
plural oefenje oefenen
imperative oefenje
participles oefenjend oefene

References

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