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/
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /daːn/
• (Southeastern) 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.