frij

Meaning

Adj

free

Adv

very

Pronounced as (IPA)

/frɛi̯/

Etymology

From Old Frisian frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to be fond of”).

Sentences

De bestjoerder kaam mei de skrik frij .

The driver escaped with fright.

Hy hat ôfrûne jier foaral moarnstsjinsten draaid, middeis hie er dan frij .

Last year he mainly worked morning shifts, then he had the afternoon off.

It is in hûs mei in djippe tún en frij útsicht op de greiden.

It is a house with a deep garden and a clear view of the meadows.

It is in frij yngewikkelde matearje.

It is a rather complicated matter.

Froulju hearre frij te wêzen, wêr op 'e wrâld ek .

Women deserve to be free, no matter where they are in the world.

Wy genietsje fan it Frânske lânlibben en binne sa frij as in fûgel .

We enjoy the French country life and are as free as a bird.

Faak slagget it om de pasjint min ofte mear frij fan oanfallen te krijen.

It often succeeds in getting the patient more or less free of attacks.

De spiler hat gjin kontraktuele ferplichtingen en kin frij nei in oare klup.

The player has no contractual obligations and can freely go to another club.