wêze

See also: weze and węże

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.

Verb

wêze

  1. to be
  2. Used as an auxiliary verb for verbs which indicate change or movement.
    ik bin gien
    I have gone

Inflection
Conjugation of wêze
Infinitive: wêze
Present tense Past tense
person singular plural singular plural
1st ik bin wy binne ik wie wy wienen
2nd do/dû bist jimme binne do/dû wiest jimme wienen
3rd hy/sy is hja binne hy/sy wie hja wienen
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
wêzend (wêzende) wês hawwe west

Further reading
  • “wêze”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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