dacht zich

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Definitions

  • adv. To the best of one's knowledge.

Example Sentences

  • “He said that, dacht zich that company lost its hechsher, but he can't be sure.” (Weiser)

  • "You spoke in the intro re the missing Yud in Shlita; dacht zich that the Yud wasn't missing on the Shaar blat, it was missing in the Psach Dovor and is still printed that way in Sefer Hamaamorim 5710." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • דאַכטן זיך dakhtn zikh 'to seem (to someone)'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      dakht zikh

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