wêze

Meaning

1. to be
2. Used as an auxiliary verb for verbs which indicate change or movement.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛːzə/

Etymology

From Old Frisian wesa, from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.

Sentences

In bern moat witte dat it der wêze mei .

A child must know that it is allowed.

Wêr't de wedstriid wêze sil , is noch net bekend.

Where the match will be is not yet known.

As der gjin sinne wêze soe , soe it libben net mooglik wêze .

If there were no sun, life would not be possible.

Tsjin it lêst fan dit jier sille de earste resultaten te sjen wêze .

By the end of this year, the first results will be visible.

Dy regel bepaalt dat nimmen syn eigen rjochter wêze kin .

That rule determines that no one can be his own judge.

De ynskriuwingen moat op syn lêst op de woansdeitejûn foar it toernoai binnen wêze .

Entries must be received by the Wednesday evening before the tournament at the latest.

Fan no ôf sil hy myn begelieder wêze .

From now on he will be my companion.

It nije ûnderkommen moat it leafst twa kear sa grut wêze .

The new accommodation should preferably be twice as big.