פֿאַרכמאַרעטfarkhmaret meaning in Yiddish

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overcast, clouded over (of sky or of a person) · adjective (past participle of פֿאַרכמאַרען זיך)

The sky goes grey and stays grey, and so does your brother-in-law. Yiddish uses the identical word for both.

ס'איז שוין אַ וואָך פֿאַרכמאַרעט אין דרויסן און ער גייט אויך אַרום אַ פֿאַרכמאַרעטער.

“It's been overcast outside for a week now and he's walking around clouded over too.”

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Published 10 October 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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