YIDDISH GRAMMAR
These tables give the basic forms of Yiddish grammar. Note the various froms of the verb "to be", present and past. The "simple past" of English is not used in Yiddish; instead the past perfect is used. Note also, that whereas in English, the auxilliary "to have" is always used in the past perfect, in Yiddish, the auxillary may be "to have" (e.g. ikh hob gegessen") or "to be" (e.g. ikh bin krank geveyn).
VERB FORMS
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I am |
ikh bin |
I was sick |
Ikh bin krank geveyn |
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|
you are |
du bist |
I got sick |
Ikh bin krank gevoren |
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|
he is |
er iz |
he was sick |
er iz krank geveyn |
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|
she is |
zi iz |
he got sick |
er iz krank gevoren |
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|
it is |
es iz |
I ate |
Ikh hob gegessen |
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|
we are |
mir zaynen |
he ate |
er hot gegessen |
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you are |
ihr zayt |
we ate |
Mir hobben gegessen |
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they are |
zey zaynen |
they ate |
Zey hobben gegessen |
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
|
Nominative |
Objective |
Possesive |
Reflexive |
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|
1st person sing. |
ikh |
mir |
mayn |
mikh |
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2nd person sing. |
du |
dir |
dayn |
dikh |
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3rd person sing. |
er |
ihm |
zayn |
zikh |
|
zi |
ihr |
ihr |
zikh |
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|
1st person pl. |
mir |
undz |
undzer |
undz |
|
2nd person pl. |
Ihr |
aykh |
ayer |
zikh |
|
3rd person pl. |
zey |
zey |
zeyr |
zikh |
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