sjen
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian siā, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjɛn/, [ɕɛn]
Verb
sjen
- to see
- Ik kin it sjen.
- I can see it.
Usage notes
The plural form of the present tense sjen is only used with the pronoun jo.
Inflection
| Irregular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sjen | |||
| 3rd singular past | seach | |||
| past participle | sjoen | |||
| infinitive | sjen | |||
| long infinitive | sjen | |||
| gerund | sjen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | sjoch | seach | ||
| 2nd singular | sjochst | seachst | ||
| clitic form | sjochsto | seachsto | ||
| 3rd singular | sjocht | seach | ||
| plural | sjogge, sjen | seagen | ||
| imperative | sjoch | |||
| participles | sjend, sjende | sjoen | ||
Further reading
- “sjen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011