dealaitsje

West Frisian

Etymology

From dea +‎ laitsje. Compare Dutch doodlachen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪˑə̯ˌlaˑi̯t.sjə/, [ˈdɪˑə̯ˌlaˑi̯t.ɕə]
  • Rhymes: -aˑi̯tsjə, -aˑi̯tɕə
  • Hyphenation: dea‧lait‧sje

Verb

dealaitsje

  1. (reflexive) to die laughing, to laugh one's head off
    Se dealaket har alle kearen om syn grappige ferhalen.She dies laughing every time at his funny stories.

Inflection

Weak class 2, separable
infinitive dealaitsje
3rd singular past lake dea
past participle dealake
infinitive dealaitsje
long infinitive dealaitsjen
gerund dealaitsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
main clause subordinate clause
indicative present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st singular laitsje dea lake dea dealaitsje dealake
2nd singular lakest dea lakest dea dealakest dealakest
3rd singular laket dea lake dea dealaket dealake
plural laitsje dea laken dea dealaitsje dealaken
imperative laitsje dea
participles dealaitsjend dealake

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