וואַלגערן זיךvalgern zikh meaning in Yiddish

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to loll about, to lie around (used for loafing people or strewn clutter) · reflexive verb

Your coat on the chair and your cousin on the couch get the exact same verb. Both have been there too long and neither one is going anywhere.

די קאָרטן וואַלגערן זיך שוין דרײַ טעג אויפֿן טיש, און ער וואַלגערט זיך אַרום אין שטוב.

“The cards have been lying around on the table for three days, and he's loafing around the house.”

Think of the one book or coat that has been valgern zikh in your hallway since last winter.

Published 8 October 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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