Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From באַ־ (ba-) +‎ הערשן (hershn). Compare German beherrschen.

Verb edit

באַהערשן (bahershn)

  1. (transitive) to master
    • 2018 August 1, Forverts-Redaktsie, “Yidishe iberzetser vern gezukht far di nyu-yorker valn”, in Der Forverts[1]:
      די שטאָט ניו־יאָרק שטרעבט צו פֿאַרזיכערן, אַז אַלע אײַנוווינער וואָס האָבן דאָס רעכט צו שטימען, זאָלן קענען האָבן אַ דעה אינעם פּאָליטישן פּראָצעס, ניט געקוקט אויף דעם, צי זיי באַהערשן גוט ענגליש, צי ניט.
      di shtot nyu-york shtrebt tsu farzikhern, az ale aynvoyner vos hobn dos rekht tsu shtimen, zoln kenen hobn a deye inem politishn protses, nit gekukt oyf dem, tsi zey bahershn gut english, tsi nit.
      The state of New York is striving to ensure that all inhabitants who have the right to vote can have a say in the political process, regardless of whether or not they have mastered good English.
      (literally, “The state of New York is striving to ensure that all inhabitants who have the right to vote can have a say in the political process, regardless of whether they master good English or not.”)
  2. (transitive) to dominate
  3. (reflexive) to control oneself

Conjugation edit