wy

we (first-person plural nominative pronoun)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛi̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: wī

In summary

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

Sentences

Wy binne jûns altyd like let.

We are always late in the evening.

Dat moatte wy as Friezen mei-elkoar oankinne.

We as Frisians have to deal with that together.

Wy wolle foardrage, we wolle ús keunsten meitsje .

We want to perform, we want to create our arts.

Wy seagen tsientallen bierglêzen stikken oer de grûn lizzen.

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

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

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

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

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