moatte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mōta, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwatə/

Verb

moatte

1. to have to, must, mote

Inflection

Conjugation of moatte

Infinitive: moatte
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	moat	wy	moatte	ik	moast	wy	moasten
2nd	do/dû	moatst	jimme	moatte	do/dû	moast	jimme	moasten
3rd	hy/sy	moat	hja	moatte	hy/sy	moast	hja	moasten
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	moattend (moattende)		moat		hawwe		moatten

Further reading

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