pleegje

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• fläägje

Etymology

From Old Frisian plegia, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan. Cognates include German pflegen and West Frisian pliigje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleːɣjə/
• Hyphenation: pleeg‧je
• Rhymes: -eːɣjə

Verb

pleegje

1. (transitive) to look after; to care for
2. (intransitive, + tou) to perform habitually; to be used to

   Iek pleegje tou lope. ― I am used to walking.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pleegje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			pleegje
Infinitive			tou pleegjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	pleegje	wie	pleegje	iek	plegede	wie	plegeden
du	plegest	jie	pleegje	du	plegedest	jie	plegeden
hie/ju/dät	pleget	jo	pleegje	hie/ju/dät	plegede	jo	plegeden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
pleegjend		Singular	pleeg	häbe		pleged
		Plural	pleegjet

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “pleegje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN