witte

Meaning

to know (a fact, etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪtə/

Etymology

From Old Frisian wita, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.

Sentences

In bern moat witte dat it der wêze mei .

A child must know that it is allowed.

Wy soene net witte hoe't wy op dit stuit fierder moatte .

We would not know how to proceed at this time.

Dat liet er my witte op syn eigen wize.

He let me know that in his own way.

Dan witte je wol dat de bân goed west hie.

Then you know that the bond was good.

Sy is in minske dat neat fan burokrasy witte wol.

She is a person who does not want to know anything about bureaucracy.

Mefrou , witte jo wêr't it restaurant is ?

Madam, do you know where the restaurant is?

De bern witte de grinzen dêr't hja binnen bliuwe moatte .

The children know the limits within which they must stay.

Witte jo faaks in oar pensjon of in hotel hjir yn 'e buert?

Do you know of another pension or a hotel in the vicinity?