די
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Etymology edit
Conjunction edit
דִּי • (dī)
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דַּי • (dái) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- enough, sufficient, adequate
- דַּי לָאַלִּימוּת ― dái la'alimút ― enough with the violence
- a. 217 C.E., Haggadah of Passover
- אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם / וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים / דַּיֵּנוּ[H 1]
- If He had brought us out of Egypt / but had not executed justice upon them [the Egyptians] / [even that would have been] enough for us.
Usage notes edit
- Sometimes used with suffixed pronouns.
Synonyms edit
- (enough): מספיק
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דַּי • (dái)
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דֵּי • (déi)
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Preposition edit
די (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling de)
- of
- 1910, Ben Yitzhak Saserdoti, Refael i Miriam, page 3:
- אירה אונה די אקילייאס מאדֿרוגאדֿאס פֿריסקאס אי טיירנאס אין איל מיס די סיפטימברי, אינטרי ראש השנה אי יום כפור.
- Era una de akelyas maḏrugaḏas freskas i tiernas en el mes de septembre, entre Rosh Ashana i Yom Kippur.
- It was one of those fresh, tender early mornings in the month of September, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
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Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- דיא (di)
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Determiner edit
די • (di)
- nominative singular feminine of דער (der)
- accusative singular feminine of דער (der)
- nominative plural of דער (der)
- accusative plural of דער (der)
- dative plural of דער (der)
Usage notes edit
While Yiddish as standardized in the 20th century retains gender systems, among many native speakers of Yiddish this is only reflected to a limited degree, with די (di) being the only definite article ("the") in most situations.
Declension edit
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | דער (der) | דאָס (dos) | די (di) | די (di) |
| accusative | דעם (dem) | דאָס (dos) | די (di) | די (di) |
| dative | דעם (dem) | דעם (dem) | דער (der) | די (di) |