מײַן
See also: מיין
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German mīn, from Old High German mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /maɪ̯n/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /maːn/
Determiner
מײַן • (mayn)
- my
- ער איז מײַן ברודער.
- er iz mayn bruder.
- He is my brother.
- זי איז מײַן מאַמע.
- zi iz mayn mame.
- She is my mom.
- ער האָט געגעסן זײַן עפּל און מײַנעם אויך.
- er hot gegesn zayn epl un maynem oykh.
- He ate his apple and mine also.
Declension
Declension of מײַן
prepositive | ||||
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case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural |
nominative | מײַן mayn | מײַנע mayne | ||
accusative | ||||
dative | ||||
postpositive or nominalized | ||||
case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural |
nominative | מײַנער mayner | מײַנס mayns | מײַנע mayne | מײַנע mayne |
accusative | מײַנעם maynem | |||
dative | מײַנעם maynem | מײַנער mayner |
See also
Yiddish possessive pronouns
person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n |
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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. |