פֿאַרשטיין

Yiddish

Etymology

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

פֿאַרשטיין • (farshteyn) (past participle פֿאַרשטאַנען (farshtanen))

  1. to understand, to comprehend

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • זעלבסטפֿאַרשטענדלעך (zelbstfarshtendlekh)
  • מיספֿאַרשטענדעניש (misfarshtendenish)
  • פֿאַרשטייט זיך (farshteyt zikh)
  • פֿאַרשטענדלעך (farshtendlekh, understandable)
  • פֿאַרשטענדעניש (farshtendenish), פֿאַרשטענדיקונג (farshtendikung)
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