געפֿינען
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From גע־ (ge-) + Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan. Compare German finden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]געפֿינען • (gefinen) (past participle געפֿונען (gefunen))
- to find
- (reflexive) there is to be found
- 1901, S. Ansky, In Zaltsikn Yam:
- אין זאַלציקן ים פֿון די מענטשלעכע טרערן
געפֿינט זיך אַ שרעקלעכער תּהום- in zaltsikn yam fun di mentshlekhe trern
gefint zikh a shreklekher tom - In the salty sea of human tears
there is a terrible void
- in zaltsikn yam fun di mentshlekhe trern
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of געפֿינען
infinitive | געפֿינען gefinen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | געפֿינענדיק gefinendik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געפֿונען gefunen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך געפֿין ikh gefin |
מיר געפֿינען mir gefinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו געפֿינסט du gefinst |
איר געפֿינט ir gefint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער געפֿינט er gefint |
זיי געפֿינען zey gefinen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | געפֿין (דו) gefin (du) |
געפֿינט (איר) gefint (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Synonyms
[edit]- (there is): איז דאָ (iz do)
Derived terms
[edit]- אויסגעפֿינען (oysgefinen)
- צוריקגעפֿינען (tsurikgefinen)
- אָפּגעפֿינען (opgefinen)
- געפֿינס (gefins)
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- Yiddish terms prefixed with גע־
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