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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German denne, tenne, from Old High German denna, a variant of danne (see דאַן (dan)). Compare German denn.
Pronunciation
Adverb
דען • (den)
- (modal particle) then, ever, but, now
- Synonym: זשע (zhe)
וואָס זשע דען?- vos zhe den?
- What then?
Conjunction
דען • (den)
- (Daytshmerish) because, for, since
- Synonyms: ווײַל (vayl), וואָרן (vorn)
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