Contionary:wirken

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Enventian

Etymology

Borrowed from German werken (probably through an earlier variant), doublet of virkan (Norse loan) and werkjan (native).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈviɾkɛ̃] [-ə̃]

Verb

wirken, weak

  1. to work, function
    Rä njo medikament wirker gód!
    The new medicine works well!.
    Rä auto wirker noch jöný.
    The car doesn't work again.
  2. (with af or fou, accusative) to have an effect on
    Rä njo medikament wirker gód fou réten patjentan
    The new medicine works well on these patients.
  3. to take effect
    Rä njo richtpapjer wirker fra ný.
    The new law takes effect immediately ["from now"].

Inflection

Conjugation of wirken (weak)
infinitive (tjó) wirken
present infinitive wirkend
passive infinitive wirken weran
future infinitive wirken scaweran
gerund wirking
participle [[Contionary:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]]
verbal noun wirkang
person first singular
ik
second singular
jou
third singular
he, sje, hit, zé
plural
wé, jall, jwä, hén
indicative present wirke wirkest wirker wirken
past simple wirkde wirkdest wirkder wirkden
past perfect wäs / habe {{{2}}} wärs / hast {{{2}}} wär / har {{{2}}} wän / haben {{{2}}}
future simple scall wirken scalls wirken scall wirken scallen wirken
future perfect wer(ne) wirken wers wirken wer wirken wern wirken
plusquamperfect wor {{{2}}} wors {{{2}}} wor {{{2}}} worn {{{2}}}
conditional scoll wirken scolls wirken scoll wirken scoll wirken
subjunctive present wirkä wirkäst wirkär wirkän
past wirkdä wirkdäst wirkdär wirkdän
imperative wirk wirke (zé) wirkan