טויגן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German tougen, tugen, tügen, from Old High German tugan; from Proto-Germanic *duganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce, to give milk”). Compare German taugen.

Verb

טויגן • (toygn) (past participle געטויגט‎ (getoygt))

  1. to suit, be of use
  2. to be good for

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • טױגן אױף כּפּרות‎ (toygn oyf kapores, “to be good for nothing, to be worthless”)
  • טויגעניכטס‎ (toygenikhts)
  • טויגעוודיק‎ (toygevdik)
  • טויגלעך‎ (toyglekh)
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