זאָגן
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from a derivative of *sekʷ- (“to say”). Compare Dutch zeggen, German sagen, Bavarian sogn, English say, West Frisian sizze.
Pronunciation edit
- (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈzɔ.ɡŋ̩/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈzuː.ɡŋ̩/, [ˈzʊ.ɡŋ̩]
- (Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈzu.ɡŋ̩/
Verb edit
זאָגן • (zogn) (past participle געזאָגט (gezogt))
- to say
- צי פֿאַרשטייסטו וואָס ער זאָגט?
- tsi farshteystu vos er zogt?
- Do you understand what he's saying?
- איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט אַפֿילו וואָס זאָג איך.
- ikh farshtey nisht afile vos zog ikh.
- I don't even understand what I'm saying.
- to tell (someone to do something)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of זאָגן
infinitive | זאָגן zogn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | זאָגנדיק zogndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געזאָגט gezogt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך זאָג ikh zog |
מיר זאָגן mir zogn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו זאָגסט du zogst |
איר זאָגט ir zogt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער זאָגט er zogt |
זיי זאָגן zey zogn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | זאָג (דו) zog (du) |
זאָגט (איר) zogt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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