toevje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tōbijan. Cognate with North Frisian teew, Low German töven, Dutch toeven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːvjə/

Verb

toevje

  1. to stay, to remain
    Synonym: bliuwe

Conjugation

Weak class 2
infinitive toevje
3rd singular past toeve
past participle toeve
infinitive toevje
long infinitive toevjen
gerund toevjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular toevje toeve
2nd singular toevest toevest
clitic form toevesto toevesto
3rd singular toevet toeve
plural toevje toeven
imperative toevje
participles toevjend toeve

Further reading

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