זאָגן

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from a derivative of *sekʷ- (to say). Compare Dutch zeggen, German sagen, Bavarian sogn, English say, West Frisian sizze.

Pronunciation

Verb

זאָגן (zogn) (past participle געזאָגט (gezogt))

  1. to say
    צי פֿאַרשטייסטו וואָס ער זאָגט?
    tsi farshteystu vos er zogt?
    Do you understand what he's saying?
    איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט אַפֿילו וואָס זאָג איך.
    ikh farshtey nisht afile vos zog ikh.
    I don't even understand what I'm saying.
  2. to tell (someone to do something)

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