זײַן

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See also: זיין

Yiddish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old High German sīn, taken largely from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Compare German sein, Dutch zijn.

Verb

זײַן (zayn) (past participle געווען (geven))

  1. to be
Conjugation

Noun

זײַן (zaynn

  1. isness, existence, reality

Etymology 2

From Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Compare German sein, Dutch zijn.

Determiner

זײַן (zayn)

  1. his (3rd person singular masculine)
  2. its (3rd person singular neuter)
Declension
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