kafn

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Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“innkeeper, shopkeeper”). Cognates include German kaufen and Dutch kopen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːfɱ̩/
  • Hyphenation: kafn

Verb[edit]

kafn (past participle kaft) (East Central Bavarian)

  1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase
    Mia kafn a neichs Auto. ― We'rebuying a new car.
    I glab, mia håbn z'vui kaft. ― I think we bought too much.
  2. (ditransitive) to buy, to purchase for someone
    I kaf da a Eis. ― I'm buying you ice cream.
    Se håd eam a Krawodn kaft. ― She bought him a tie.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of kafn
infinitive kafn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. kaf - kafad
2nd person sing. kafst - kafadst
3rd person sing. kaft - kafad
1st person plur. kafn - kafadn
2nd person plur. kafts - kafats
3rd person plur. kafn - kafadn
imperative sing. kaf
imperative plur. kafts
past participle kaft

Derived terms[edit]

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