געפֿעלן

Yiddish

Etymology

Compare German gefallen. For the sense "to like" used with the dative case, it may be a calque from Russian нравиться (nravitʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛɫn̩/

Verb

געפֿעלן • (gefeln) (past participle געפֿעלן (gefeln))

  1. (intransitive, the person who likes is the object of the verb in the dative case) like, enjoy
    מיר געפֿעלט די ביבליאָטעק.
    mir gefelt di biblyotek.
    I like the library.

Conjugation

Synonyms

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