hy

Meaning

he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɛi̯/

Etymology

From Old Frisian hī, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Sentences

Hy rûn fierder en fierder.

He walked on and on.

Hy docht syn wurk mei nocht .

He does his work with pleasure.

Hy wie te min de baas, hy stie te folle ta .

He was too little in charge, he allowed too much.

Hy krige acht minuten foar tiid noch in reade kaart .

He received another red card eight minutes before time.

Hy krige oan de ein fan moandeitemiddei te hearren dat er fuort moast.

He was told at the end of Monday afternoon that he had to leave.

Hy hat oars net as twaen op syn rapport.

He has no more than two on his report.

Hy kaam krekt út Parys en gie de oare moarns troch nei Londen.

He had just come from Paris and was going on to London the next morning.

Hy is fisker en sy is kapper.

He is a fisherman and she is a hairdresser.