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  • mit ˘ preposition
    1. with
    2. along
      Example
      1. Ich weess iewen wu ich noch in die Schul gange bin ass des waar die Gewehnet gewest — ass mer Faasnachtkuche mit in die Schul nemmt. I recall that even when I was still going to school this was the custom — that one took fastnacht cakes along to school.
    3. ~ dem ass, by
    4. ~ dem dass, by
    5. ~ dem ass, because
      Example
      1. Un not fer 's hendich mache fer die Bauer, dann hot der Amos Ewwerly sei Hardwaer-Schtor als uffgemacht, schunn am fimf Uhr mariyets, so as die Bauer, wann sie ebbes gebreicht hen, dann iss es in eem anne gange un hen ken exdraai Tripp mache breiche, ~ dem ass sie in die Arewet gschtocke hen, aardlich hart. And then, to make it convenient for the farmers Amos Eberly used to open his hardware store already at 5:00 AM, so that the farmers, if they needed something, then they could do things in one trip and didn't need to make an extra trip, because they were really busy with work, really bad.
    6. ~ dem dass, because
    7. ~ dem ass, because of
    8. ~ dem dass, because of
    9. ~ dem ass, since
      Example
      1. Ich hab gedenkt ~ dem ass die Faasnacht un der Eschemittwoch yuscht die Woch darich gfeiert iss warre do im pennsilfaanische Deitschland, welle mer verleicht glee wennich schwetze vun die Glaawe un Deel vun die Sache as ghaeppent sin Yaahre zerick um die Faasnacht un um der Eschemittwoch rum. I figured since Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday were just celebrated this past week here in Pennsylvania Dutchland, we perhaps want to talk a little bit about the beliefs and some of the things that happened years ago around Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.
    Etymology: G mit