craithe
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Norman
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- creire (Guernsey, continental Normandy)
Etymology
[edit]From Old French creire, croire, from Latin crēdere, present active infinitive of crēdō (“I believe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]craithe
- (Jersey) to believe (accept as true)
- (Jersey, religion, etc.) to believe in (have faith, have belief)
- (Jersey) to think (to have an opinion)
Conjugation
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Jersey Norman - Conjugation| infinitive | craithe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | criyant | ||||||
| auxiliary | aver | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | creu | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | jé (j') | tu (tu') | il (i'), oulle (ou) |
jé (j') | ous (ou) | il' (i') | |
| present | crai | crai | crait | criyons | criyiz or criyez | craient | |
| imperfect | criyais | criyais | criyait | criyêmes or criyions | criyêtes or criyiez | criyaient | |
| preterite | crus | crus | crut | creûnmes | crûtes or crûdres | crûtent or crûdrent | |
| future | craithai | craithas | craitha | craithons | craithez | craithont | |
| conditional | craithais | craithais | craithait | craithêmes or craithions | craithêtes or craithiez | craithaient | |
| subjunctive | qué j' | qué tu (qu'tu) |
qu'i', qu'ou |
qué j' | qu'ou | qu'i' | |
| present | craie | craie | craie | craithêmes or criyions | craithêtes or criyiez | craient | |
| imperfect | crûsse | crûsse | crûsse | crûssions | crûssyiz or crûssiez | crûssent | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | j' | ou | — | |
| affirmative | crai | criyons | criyez or criyiz | ||||