איך

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔajk/

Conjunction

איך • (transliteration needed)

1. like, as, similar to

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)eχ/

Adverb

אֵיךְ • (éykh)

1. how

Synonyms

• (how): (more formal) כֵּיצַד‎ (keytsád)

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare German ich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪχ/

Pronoun

איך • (ikh)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Usage notes

• Sometimes informally contracted to כ׳‎ (kh') or כ״‎ (kh") (kh'), as in כ״וויל (I want).
• Sometimes pronounced as "Ekh", "Yekh", or "Yakh", especially in the southern dialect.

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns

person	singular
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n
nominative	איך (ikh)	דו‎ (du)	ער‎ (er)	זי‎ (zi)	עס‎ (es)
dative	מיר‎ (mir)	דיר‎ (dir)	אים‎ (im)	איר‎ (ir)	אים‎ (im)
accusative	מיך‎ (mikh)	דיך‎ (dikh)	אים‎ (im)	זי‎ (zi)	עס‎ (es)
person	plural
	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	מיר‎ (mir)	איר‎ (ir)	זיי‎ (zey)
dative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
accusative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.