wenje

Meaning

to live, reside

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛnjə/

Etymology

From Old Frisian wunia, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-.

Sentences

Der wenje mar fjouwer wiken yn it jier minsken yn .

People live there only four weeks a year.

Wy koene sa lang by him wenje .

We could live with him for so long.

Hoefolle minsken wenje der yn New York?

How many people live in New York?

Myn âlden binne om de njoggentich hinne en wenje noch op harrensels.

My parents are in their nineties and still live on their own.

Ik bin syn adres kwyt, mar ik wit dat er hjirearne wenje moat.

I have lost his address, but I know he must live somewhere here.