געפֿעלן

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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

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.

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