דײַן

See also: דיין

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /daɪ̯n/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /daːn/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /dan/

Determiner

דײַן • (dayn)

  1. your (singular)
    צי איז ער דײַן ברודער?
    tsi iz er dayn bruder?
    Is he your brother?

Declension

Declension of דײַן
prepositive
case masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative דײַן
dayn
דײַנע
dayne
accusative
dative
postpositive or nominalized
case masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative דײַנער
dayner
דײַנס
dayns
דײַנע
dayne
דײַנע
dayne
accusative דײַנעם
daynem
dative דײַנעם
daynem
דײַנער
dayner

See also

Yiddish possessive pronouns
first person second person third person
m f n
singular מײַן (mayn) דײַן (dayn) זײַן (zayn) איר (ir) זײַן (zayn)
plural אונדזער (undzer) אײַער (ayer) זייער (zeyer)
interrogative וועמענס (vemens)

See also the personal pronouns.