Yiddish

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Etymology

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From 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

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Verb

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טרעטן (tretn) (past participle געטראָטנ (getrotn))

  1. 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

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Both האָבן (hobn) and זײַן (zayn) may be used as the auxiliary verb. זײַן (zayn) may only be used when the verb is intransitive.

Conjugation

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