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)

  1. 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
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
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.
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