ien

Num

one

Noun

one

Pron

one, someone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iə̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: ēn

In summary

From Old Frisian ēn.

Sentences

Op ien skonk kinne jo net stean .

You cannot stand on one leg.

Ien gek freget mear as sân wizen beäntwurdzje kinne .

One fool asks more than seven wise men can answer.

Men moat net oer iis fan ien nacht gean .

One should not go over the ice of one night.

Aaisykje yn de betide maitiid is ien fan syn grutte passys.

Looking for eggs in the early spring is one of his great passions.

Belje ien twa trije fjouwer fiif seis sân acht njoggen nul.

Call one two three four five six seven eight nine zero.

Al dat geweld yn aksjefilms, om 'e minút wurdt der ien fermoarde!

All that violence in action movies, every minute someone is killed!