önjfånge
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Low German anfangen. The cognate of Low German fangen is North Frisian füünj. Less Low German-influenced dialects have only cognates of the synonym begane. The weak conjugation is due to the foreign origin. The formation of the perfect tenses with “to be” is the rule in Low German (and also heard in colloquial Standard German).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈœnʲˌfɔŋə]
Verb
önjfånge
Conjugation
Conjugation of önjfånge (Mooring dialect)
| infinitive I | önjfånge | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | önjfånge, önjtufånge | |
| infinitive III | än önjfång | |
| past participle | önjfångd | |
| imperative | fång önj | |
| present (main clause) | past (main clause) | |
| 1st-person singular | fång önj | fångd önj |
| 2nd-person singular | fångst önj | fångdst önj |
| 3rd-person singular | fångt önj | fångd önj |
| plural | fånge önj | fångden önj |
| present (subclause) | past (subclause) | |
| 1st-person singular | önjfång | önjfångd |
| 2nd-person singular | önjfångst | önjfångdst |
| 3rd-person singular | önjfångt | önjfångd |
| plural | önjfånge | önjfångden |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | ban önjfångd | wus önjfångd |
| 2nd-person singular | bast önjfångd | wjarst önjfångd |
| 3rd-person singular | as önjfångd | wus önjfångd |
| plural | san önjfångd | wjarn önjfångd |
| future (schale) | future (wårde) | |
| 1st-person singular | schal önjfånge | wård önjfånge |
| 2nd-person singular | schäät önjfånge | wårst önjfånge |
| 3rd-person singular | schal önjfånge | wårt önjfånge |
| plural | schan önjfånge | wårde önjfånge |