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 past
singular iek ferstounde ferstuud, ferstude
du ferstoanst ferstuust
hie/ju/dät ferstoant ferstuud, ferstude
plural ferstounde ferstuden
imperative
singular blieuw ferstounden
plural blieuwet ferstounden
present past
participle ferstoundend fersteen
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

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