derzöhn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • derzäihn (West Central)
  • derzöhln (Southern)

Etymology

der- +‎ zöhn. Compare Yiddish ⁧דערציילן⁩ (dertseyln), German erzählen, Dutch vertellen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɐˈd̥sœːn/

Verb

derzöhn (past participle derzöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
    Derzöh ma kane Gschichtln. ― Don't tell me any tall stories.
    Se håd ma vom Urlaub derzöht. ― She told me about her holiday.
  2. (with dative object and dåss) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
    Håb i da derzöht, dåss ma auf Urlaub woan? ― Did I tell you that we were on holiday?

Conjugation

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