hjoed

Meaning

today

Pronounced as (IPA)

/juə̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: hiōda

Cognate with Old English: hēodæġ

Cognate with Dutch: heden

Cognate with German: heute

In summary

From Old Frisian hiōda, hiūdega. A contraction of the instrumental phrase *hiū dega (“this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”), from *hiz (from which also hy) + *dagaz (from which dei). Cognate with Old English hēodæġ, Dutch heden, German Low German hüüt, German heute.

Sentences

Hokker ôfspraken haw ik hjoed ?

What appointments do I have today?

De maaiefakânsje begjint hjoed in wike .

The May holiday starts a week today.

Hoe let komt de sinne op hjoed ?

What time does the sun rise today?

Hokker dei is it hjoed oer seis moanne ?

What day is today six months from now?

Janneke is net sa'n aksjefierster, mar hjoed giet se de strjitte op .

Janneke is not that action-oriented, but today she is going out on the street.

Hja wiene der wis fan dat se hjoed of moarn wer thús wêze soe .

They were sure that she would be back home today or tomorrow.