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/, [ɕɛn]

Verb

sjen

1. to see

   Ik kin it sjen.

   I can see it.

Usage notes

The plural form of the present tense sjen is only used with the pronoun jo.

Inflection

Irregular
infinitive	sjen
3rd singular past	seach
past participle	sjoen
infinitive	sjen
long infinitive	sjen
gerund	sjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	sjoch	seach
2nd singular	sjochst	seachst
clitic form	sjochsto	seachsto
3rd singular	sjocht	seach
plural	sjogge, sjen	seagen
imperative	sjoch
participles	sjend, sjende	sjoen

Further reading

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