Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

גיין (geyn) (past participle געגאַנגען (gegangen))

  1. to go
  2. to walk

Usage notes edit

The sense "to go" can only be used if the subject goes by means of walking; "to go (by means of a conveyance)" is translated with פֿאָרן (forn).

Conjugation edit

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