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.

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Verb

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

  1. to say, recite
    קודם־כּל וויל איך זאָגן: איך האָב אײַך אַלע פֿײַנט.
    koydem-kol vil ikh zogn: ikh hob aykh ale faynt.
    First of all, I want to say: I hate you all.
    מיר זאָגן עס, אַזוי איז עס אמת.
    mir zogn es, azoy iz es emes.
    We say it, thus it’s true.
    זיי זאָגן זייערע הושענות.
    zey zogn zeyere heshaynes.
    They’re reciting their Hoshana prayers.
  2. to tell (someone to do something)
    ער גלויבט אַז ס׳איז נישטאָ קיין מער אינסטרוקציעס צו זאָגן.
    er gloybt az s'iz nishto keyn mer instruktsyes tsu zogn.
    He thinks there are no more instructions to tell.
    מיר זאָגן אונדזערע חבֿרים צו עסן קעז.
    mir zogn undzere khaveyrem tsu esn kez.
    We tell our friends to eat cheese.
    זאָגן זיי אונדז צו שטאַרבן!?
    zogn zey undz tsu shtarbn!?
    Are they telling us to die!?

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