libje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian leva, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbjə/

Verb

libje

1. to live, be alive

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	libje
3rd singular past	libbe
past participle	libbe
infinitive	libje
long infinitive	libjen
gerund	libjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	libje	libbe
2nd singular	libbest	libbest
clitic form	libbesto	libbesto
3rd singular	libbet	libbe
plural	libje	libben
imperative	libje
participles	libjend	libbe

Derived terms

• belibje

Related terms

• libben

Further reading

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