דאָ

See also: דא, ד״א, and Appendix:Variations of "do"

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German dā, dār, from Old High German dār. Compare German da.

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /dɔ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /dʊ/, [du]

Adverb

דאָ • (do)

1. there (used for something nearby, or to show existence, as in "there is")
2. here

Synonyms

• (here): דאַנען (danen) (used instead when preceded by a preposition)

Derived terms

• דאָיִקייט (doikeyt, “hereness, tangibility”)

See also

• אַהער (aher, “hither, to here”)