ferstean

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian forstonda, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to fer- +‎ stean. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferstounde, German verstehen.

Verb

ferstean

1. to understand

Inflection

Conjugation of ferstean

infinitive		ferstean
imperative		ferstean
		present	past
singular	ik	ferstean	ferstie
	do/dû	fersteanst	ferstiest
	hy/sy	fersteant	ferstie
plural		fersteane	ferstienest
		present	past
participle		fersteanend (fersteanende)	ferstien
auxiliary verb		—	hawwe

Further reading

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