פֿאַרשטיין
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verstān, virstēn, vorstēn, ferstān, from Old High German firstān, firstēn, from Proto-Germanic *frastāną. By surface analysis, פֿאַר־ (far-) + שטיין (shteyn). Compare German verstehen.
Verb
[edit]פֿאַרשטיין • (farshteyn) (past participle פֿאַרשטאַנען (farshtanen))
- to understand, to comprehend
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of פֿאַרשטיין
| infinitive | פֿאַרשטיין farshteyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| present participle | פֿאַרשטענדיק farshtendik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| past participle | פֿאַרשטאַנען farshtanen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| present | איך פֿאַרשטיי ikh farshtey |
מיר פֿאַרשטייען mir farshteyen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| דו פֿאַרשטייסט du farshteyst |
איר פֿאַרשטייט ir farshteyt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ער פֿאַרשטייט er farshteyt |
זיי פֿאַרשטייען zey farshteyen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperative | פֿאַרשטיי (דו) farshtey (du) |
פֿאַרשטייט (איר) farshteyt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms
[edit]- זעלבסטפֿאַרשטענדלעך (zelbstfarshtendlekh)
- מיספֿאַרשטענדעניש (misfarshtendenish)
- פֿאַרשטייט זיך (farshteyt zikh)
- פֿאַרשטענדלעך (farshtendlekh, “understandable”)
- פֿאַרשטענדעניש (farshtendenish), פֿאַרשטענדיקונג (farshtendikung)
Categories:
- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms prefixed with פֿאַר־
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish verbs