bly – Afrikaans verb conjugation

Afrikaans verb forms of bly

Inflected Forms

Infinitivebly
Presentbly
Pasthet gebly
Futuresal bly
Conditionalsou bly
Imperativebly
Present participleblyend
Past participlegebly

Note!

  • Verbs don't inflect in person or number.
  • The past tense is formed with auxiliary 'het' with all verbs except wees and hê.

Verbs conjugated like bly

aandoen, aandui, aangee, aangry, aanhaal, aanhou, aankom, aankweek, aanmoedig, aanneem, aanpak, aanpas, aanraai, aansien, aansit, aanskakel, aansluit, aansteek, aanstel, aantas, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Translations

Etymology

From Dutch blijven, from Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”). See: Dutch 'blijven', Middle Dutch 'bliven', Proto-Germanic '*bilībaną'.

Cognates

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Sample Sentences

  • Ons bly in 'n dorpie by die see. (We live in a small village near the sea.)
  • Hulle bly sit in die motor. (They continue to sit in the car.)
  • Dat die erwe van ons vadere, vir ons kinders erwe bly. (That the heritage of our fathers, for our children heritage remain.) [1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:]