גיין

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen.

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Verb[edit]

גיין (geyn) (past participle געגאַנגען (gegangen))

  1. to go
  2. to walk

Usage notes[edit]

The sense "to go" can only be used if the subject goes by means of walking; "to go (by means of a conveyance)" is translated with פֿאָרן (forn).

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