וועלן
Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German wellen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.
Verb
וועלן • (veln) (past participle געוואָלט (gevolt))
- to want
- ער וויל זייער אַ גרויסן הונט אָבער זײַן ווײַב אַ קליינעם. ― er vil zeyer a groysn hunt ober zayn vayb a kleynem. ― He wants a very big dog, but his wife [wants] a small [one].
- איך וויל לייענען אַ גוט בוך. ― ikh vil leyenen a gut bukh. ― I want to read a good book.
Conjugation
Conjugation of וועלן
infinitive | וועלן veln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | וועלנדיק velndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געוואָלט gevolt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך וויל ikh vil |
מיר ווילן mir viln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו ווילסט du vilst |
איר ווילט ir vilt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער ווילט er vilt |
זיי ווילן zey viln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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See also
- וועל (vel)
Etymology 2
Verb
וועלן • (veln)
- first-person plural of וועל (vel)
- third-person plural of וועל (vel)
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