Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to go
  2. to walk

Usage notes

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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).

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