rekenje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian rekenia, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *rekanōn. Cognates include West Frisian rekkenje and German rechnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreːkənjə/
  • Hyphenation: re‧ken‧je
  • Rhymes: -eːkənjə

Verb

rekenje

  1. (intransitive) to calculate
  2. (intransitive, + ap) to count (on)
    Iek rekenje ap dien Fjundskup.I am counting on your friendship.
  3. (intransitive, + mäd) to take into account
    Rekenst du mäd t Weder?Are you taking the weather into account?
  4. (transitive) to acknowledge; to appreciate
    Jan wädt fon sien Fjunde rekend.John is appreciated by his friends.
  5. (transitive, + fon) to expect (from)
    Iek hied dät nit fon die rekend!I did not expect that from you!

Conjugation

Conjugation of rekenje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme rekenje
infinitive tou rekenjen
present past
singular iek rekenje rekende
du rekenst rekendest
hie/ju/dät rekent rekende
plural rekenje rekenden
imperative
singular reken
plural rekenjet
present past
participle rekenjend rekend
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “rekenje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN