איז דאָ

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Yiddish[edit]

Phrase[edit]

איז דאָ (iz do)

  1. there is

Usage notes[edit]

In the positive singular the phrase is simple, with the occasional inversion to דאָ איז (do iz), but the plural and negative forms see a great deal of dialectal variation. "There isn't..." may be rendered:

In the plural, i.e. "there are", איז (iz, is) becomes pluralized to זענען (zenen, are) with the alternative form זײַנען (zaynen). Thus we encounter in the positive:

and in the negative ("there aren't"):