"sien" meaning in Afrikaans

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Verb

IPA: /sin/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-sien.wav Forms: sien [present], siende [participle, present], sienende [participle, present], gesien [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch zien, from Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zien}} Dutch zien, {{inh|af|dum|sien}} Middle Dutch sien, {{inh|af|odt|sian}} Old Dutch sian, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*sehwaną}} Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, {{inh|af|ine-pro|*sekʷ-||to see, notice}} Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”) Head templates: {{af-verb|siende|pres2=sienende}} sien (present sien, present participle siende or sienende, past participle gesien)
  1. to see Synonyms: siet [Cape-Afrikaans], siin [obsolete] Related terms: kyk
    Sense id: en-sien-af-verb-6g1zNN7- Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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