wy

Meaning

we (first-person plural nominative pronoun)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛi̯/

Etymology

From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂.

Sentences

It wie geweldich, wy komme graach noch in kear werom.

It was great, we would love to come back again.

Wy wolle noch hieltyd yn de besteande sitewaasje fierder.

We still want to continue in the existing situation.

Op in stuit wiene wy mar mear mei ús achten .

At one point there were only eight of us.

Dat moatte wy as Friezen mei-elkoar oankinne.

We as Frisians have to deal with that together.

Sneintemoarn betiid geane wy foar in wike nei Poalen ta .

Early on Sunday morning we go to Poland for a week.

Soenen wy in flesse wetter hawwe meie ?

Could we have a bottle of water?

Oan it begjin fan 'e middei ride wy werom nei Nederlân .

At the beginning of the afternoon we drive back to the Netherlands.

Wy seagen tsientallen bierglêzen stikken oer de grûn lizzen.

We saw dozens of broken beer glasses lying on the ground.