זײַן
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See also: זיין
Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German sīn, taken largely from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Compare German sein, Dutch zijn.
Verb
זײַן • (zayn) (past participle געווען (geven))
- to be
Conjugation
| infinitive | זײַן zayn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| present participle | זײַענדיק zayendik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| past participle | געווען geven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auxiliary | זײַן zayn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| present | איך בין ikh bin |
מיר [[זענען / זײַנען]] mir zenen / zaynen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| דו ביסט du bist |
איר [[זענט / זײַט]] ir zent / zayt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ער איז er iz |
זיי [[זענען / זײַנען]] zey zenen / zaynen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperative | זײַ (דו) zay (du) |
זײַט (איר) zayt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Conjugation of זײַן
Noun
זײַן • (zayn) n
Etymology 2
From Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Compare German sein, Dutch zijn.
Determiner
זײַן • (zayn)
Declension
Declension of זײַן
See also
Yiddish possessive pronouns
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