åfånga

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Bavarian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

å- +‎ fånga. Compare German abfangen.

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Verb[edit]

åfånga (past participle ågfångan or ågfångt)

  1. to intercept, to head off
    Den Briaf håd s' gråd no ågfångt.She just barely intercepted the letter.
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Etymology 2[edit]

å- +‎ fånga. Compare German anfangen.

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːfɔŋɐ/ (East Central)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɒ̃ːfɒ̃ŋɐ/ (Vienna)

Verb[edit]

åfånga (past participle ågfångan or ågfångt)

  1. to begin, to commence
    Mia fångan jetzt å.We're beginning now.
  2. (with zu + gerund) to start doing something
    Mia fångan jetzt å zum Singa.We'll start singing now.
  3. (with mit) to begin something; to start something
    Und nåcher fång ma midm Konzert å.And then we'll start the concert.
  4. (with mit) to put to good use, to do something (good) (with)
    Mit dem kunnt i scho wås åfånga.I could put that to good use.
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