Bavarian

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Etymology

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der- +‎ zöhn. Compare Yiddish דערציילן (dertseyln), German erzählen, Dutch vertellen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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derzöhn (past participle derzöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
    Derzöh ma kane Gschichtln.Don't tell me any tall stories.
    Se håd ma vom Urlaub derzöht.She told me about her holiday.
  2. (with dative object and dåss) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
    Håb i da derzöht, dåss ma auf Urlaub woan?Did I tell you that we were on holiday?

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