tinke

Meaning

to think

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪŋkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: thenka

In summary

From Old Frisian thenka, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Sentences

Men wol der earst noch wolris oer tinke .

One wants to think about it first.

De minsken fan tsjintwurdich tinke dat besit alles is .

The people of today think that possession is everything.

Silst wol tinke , wat in idioat frommes is dat .

You will think, what a religious idiot that is.

Jimme sille wol tinke , wat moat ik my dêrby foarstelle?

You will probably think, what do I have to imagine?

Do moatst der goed om tinke wat de klant fan dy ferwachtet.

You have to think carefully about what the customer expects from you.

Toos wurdt hiel agressyf en Jan moat der goed om tinke wat er seit.

Toos becomes very aggressive and Jan has to think carefully about what he says.