fallen in German

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fallen means "to fall" (descent due to gravity). It is an irregular verb with different past forms: fiel (past tense I), fielen (past participle, used with auxiliary avoir/haben as gefallen = "fallen" in the passive).

Common uses:

• To physically fall: Ich bin gestürzt und bin gefallen. = I fell and am injured.
• To fall asleep: Ich bin müde und bin eingeschlafen. = I am tired and fell asleep.
• To decrease/decline: Die Temperaturen fallen. = The temperatures are falling/declining.

Related Common Phrases:

• Darf ich fallen? (Can I sit down - informal)
• Fallen lassen = to drop/pass on/to give up

Common Past Participles:

• gefallen = liked (past participle of fallen when used with haben)
• ist gefallen = fell (used in perfect tense)

German also uses fallen idiomatically in many expressions.

Related Topics: German Verbs, Past Tense, Separable Verbs, Prepositions with Dative/Accusative

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