sjen

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian siā, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjɛn/

Verb

sjen

1. to see

   Ik kin it sjen.

   I can see it.

Inflection

Conjugation of sjen

Infinitive: sjen
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	sjoch	wy	sjogge	ik	seach	wy	seagen
2nd	do/dû	sjochst	jimme	sjogge	do/dû	seachst	jimme	seagen
3rd	hy/sy	sjocht	hja	sjogge	hy/sy	seach	hja	seagen
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	sjend (sjende)		sjoch		hawwe		sjoen

Further reading

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