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די
די
Hebrew
Adverb
דַּי • (dái) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- enough, sufficient, adequate
- דַּי לָאַלִּימוּת ― dái la'alimút ― enough with the violence
- a. 217 CE, Haggadah of Passover
- אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם / וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים / דַּיֵּנוּ[H 1]
- If He had brought us out of Egypt / but had not executed justice upon them [the Egyptians] / [even that would have been] enough for us.
- אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם / וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים / דַּיֵּנוּ[H 1]
Usage notes
- Sometimes used with suffixed pronouns.
Synonyms
- (enough): מספיק
Derived terms
Adverb
דֵּי • (déi)
References
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- דיא (di)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [di]
Determiner
די • (di)
- nominative singular feminine of דער (der)
- accusative singular feminine of דער (der)
- nominative plural of דער (der)
- accusative plural of דער (der)
- dative plural of דער (der)
Declension
masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | דער (der) | דאָס (dos) | די (di) | די (di) |
accusative | דעם (dem) | דאָס (dos) | די (di) | די (di) |
dative | דעם (dem) | דעם (dem) | דער (der) | די (di) |
Usage notes
While Yiddish as standardized in the 20th century retains gender systems, among native speakers of Yiddish this is only reflected to a limited degree, with די (di) being the only definite article ("the") in most situations.