begjinne

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian biginna, bigenna, beginna, bejenna, bijenna, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɡˈjɪnə/

Verb

begjinne

1. To begin, to start

Inflection

Strong class 3, prefixed
infinitive	begjinne
3rd singular past	begûn
past participle	begûn
infinitive	begjinne
long infinitive	begjinnen
gerund	begjinnen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	begjin	begûn
2nd singular	begjinst	begûnst
clitic form	begjinsto	begûnsto
3rd singular	begjint	begûn
plural	begjinne	begûnen
imperative	begjin
participles	begjinnend	begûn

Further reading

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