Yiddish

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Etymology

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אָנ־ (on-) +‎ ווערן (vern)

Verb

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אָנווערן (onvern) (past participle אָנגעוואָרן (ongevorn))

  1. (transitive) to lose

Usage notes

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אָנגעוווירן (ongevoyrn) is also an acceptable past participle.

Note that unlike the root verb ווערן (vern) this form uses האָבן (hobn) as an auxiliary verb with its past participle.

Conjugation

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