fuortplantsje

West Frisian

Etymology

From fuort +‎ plantsje. Compare Dutch voortplanten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfu̯otˌplɔn.tsjə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔntsjə
  • Hyphenation: fuort‧plan‧tsje

Verb

fuortplantsje

  1. (reflexive, biology) to procreate, to reproduce
    Synonym: fermannichfâldigje
    Bisten plantsje har fuort om har soart yn libben te hâlden.
    Animals reproduce to keep their species alive.
  2. (reflexive, of natural phenomena) to expand, to spread
    Synonyms: ferspriede, útwreidzje

Inflection

Weak class 2, separable
infinitive fuortplantsje
3rd singular past plante fuort
past participle fuortplante
infinitive fuortplantsje
long infinitive fuortplantsjen
gerund fuortplantsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
main clause subordinate clause
indicative present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st singular plantsje fuort plante fuort fuortplantsje fuortplante
2nd singular plantest fuort plantest fuort fuortplantest fuortplantest
3rd singular plantet fuort plante fuort fuortplantet fuortplante
plural plantsje fuort planten fuort fuortplantsje fuortplanten
imperative plantsje fuort
participles fuortplantsjend fuortplante

Derived terms

nouns

References

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