oefenje

West Frisian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

oefenje

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

Conjugation

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
clitic form oefenesto oefenesto
3rd singular oefenet oefene
plural oefenje oefenen
imperative oefenje
participles oefenjend oefene

References

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