hjitte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hēta (“to call, to command”), from Proto-West Germanic *haitan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɪtə/

Verb

hjitte

  1. to be called, to be named
    Hoe hjitsto?
    What's your name?
  2. to command, to order

Inflection

Strong class 7
infinitive hjitte
3rd singular past hiet
past participle hiten
infinitive hjitte
long infinitive hjitten
gerund hjitten n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular hjit hiet
2nd singular hjitst hietst
clitic form hjitsto hietsto
3rd singular hjit hiet
plural hjitte hieten
imperative hjit
participles hjittend hiten

Further reading

  • “hjitte (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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