koopje

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive of koop.

Pronunciation
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Noun

koopje n (plural koopjes)

  1. bargain, deal
  2. (Belgium, in the plural) sale (a period of reduced prices)
    Synonyms: uitverkoop, solden, koopjesperiode, seizoenopruiming

Derived terms
  • koopjesperiode

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kāpia, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn. Cognates include West Frisian keapje and German kaufen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːpjə/
  • Hyphenation: koop‧je
  • Rhymes: -oːpjə

Verb

koopje

  1. (transitive) to buy

Conjugation
Conjugation of koopje (weak type 2)
Grúundfoarme koopje
Infinitive tou koopjen
Present tense Past tense
iek koopje wie koopje iek kopede wie kopeden
du kopest jie koopje du kopedest jie kopeden
hie/ju/dät kopet jo koopje hie/ju/dät kopede jo kopeden
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
koopjend Singular koop häbe koped
Plural koopjet

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “koopje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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