טרעטן
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Compare German treten. Cognate with English tread.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editטרעטן • (tretn) (past participle געטראָטנ (getrotn))
- to step, to walk
- זײ וואָס גײען אױף אײַז זאָלן טרעטן לײַכט.
- zey vos geyen oyf ayz zoln tretn laykht.
- Those who walk upon ice should tread lightly.
Usage notes
editBoth האָבן (hobn) and זײַן (zayn) may be used as the auxiliary verb. זײַן (zayn) may only be used when the verb is intransitive.
Conjugation
editConjugation of טרעטן
infinitive | טרעטן tretn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | טרעטנדיק tretndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געטראָטנ getrotn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך טרעט ikh tret |
מיר טרעטן mir tretn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו טרעטסט du tretst |
איר טרעט ir tret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער טרעט er tret |
זיי טרעטן zey tretn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | טרעט (דו) tret (du) |
טרעט (איר) tret (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms
edit- אײַנטריט (ayntrit, “admission”)
- אַרײַנטרעט (arayntret, “admission, entry”)
- אַרײַנטרעטן (arayntretn, “to step into, join, enter (an organization)”)
- אַרויסטרעט (aroystret, “a performance, public speaking appearance, stage appearance”)
- אַרויסטרעטונג (aroystretung, “a revolt, upset, secession”)
- אַרויסטרעטן (aroystretn, “to appear on stage, come out publicly; (with פֿון (fun)) to leave, to secede”)
- איבערטרעטן (ibertretn, “to step over/cross”)
- אױפֿטרעטן (oyftretn, “to appear on stage, to perform”)
- אױפֿטריט (oyftrit, “a performance”)
- אָנטרעטן (ontretn, “(with אויף (oyf)) to step on”)
- אָפּטראָט (optrot, “a withdrawal, retreat, restroom, outhouse”)
- אָפּטראָט געלט (optrot gelt, “a legal bribe, monetary incentive”)
- אָפּטרעטונג (optretung, “a digression”)
- אָפּטרעטן (optretn, “to defer, yield, cede, give way, step aside; (with פֿון (fun)) to digress from”)
- באַטרעטן (batretn, “to tread, set foot on”)
- טרעטאַר (tretar), טראָטואַר (trotuar, “a sidewalk”)
- טרעטאַרשוועל (tretarshvel, “a curb”)
- טרעטברעט (tretbret, “a running board”)
- טרעטל (tretl, “a pedal”)
- טרעטלען (tretlen, “a pedal, to pedal”)
- טרעטער (treter, “a runner, doormat”)
- טרעטערס (treters, “shoes”)
- טריט (trit), טראָט (trot), פֿוסטריט (fustrit, “a footstep, pace”)
- פֿאַרױסטריט (faroystrit, “an advance”)
- פֿאַרטרעטונג (fartretung, “representation”)
- פֿאַרטרעטן (fartretn, “to represent”)
- פֿאַרטרעטער (fartreter, “a representative, deputy, substitute, proxy”)
- פֿאַרטרעטשטים (fartretshtim, “a proxy vote”)
- צעטרעטן (tsetretn, “to trample, crush under foot, stamp out”)
- צוטריט (tsutrit, “an approach, access”)
- צוטריטלעך (tsutritlekh, “approachable, accessible”)
- טריטװײַז (tritvayz, “step-by-step, gradual”)
- צוטרעטן (tsutretn, “to proceed to a task”)
- שטעל-פֿאַרטרעטער (shtel-fartreter, “a spokesperson, agent, substitute”)
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