ווערן

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German werdan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wértti.

Pronunciation

Verb

ווערן (vern) (past participle געוואָרן (gevorn))

  1. To become
    • משה נאַדיר, דער רבי אלימלך
      אַז דער רבי אלימלך / איז געוואָרן זייער פֿריילעך, / איז געוואָרן זייער פֿריילעך אלימלך, / האָט ער אויסגעטאָן די תּפֿילין / און האָט אָנגעטאָן די ברילן / און געשיקט נאָך די פֿידלערס די צוויי.
      az der rebe elimelekh / iz gevorn zeyer freylekh, / iz gevorn zeyer freylekh elimelekh, / hot er oysgeton di tfilin / un hot ongeton di briln / un geshikt nokh di fidlers di tsvey.
      When the rabbi Elimelekh / became very merry, / became very merry Elimelekh, / he took off his tefillin / and put on his glasses / and sent for the fiddlers the two.
  2. (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
    איך ווער געזען פֿון דיר
    ikh ver gezen fun dir
    I am seen by you

Usage notes

The passive voice is often avoided for active statements made with either זיך or מען.

Conjugation