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. (transitive, intransitive) 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
3rd singular	oefenet	oefene
plural	oefenje	oefenen
imperative	oefenje
participles	oefenjend	oefene

References

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