vallen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑlə(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

vallen

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to tumble
  2. (intransitive) to fall, to begin (of a time period)
    De avond valt.
    Afternoon begins.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be able to be
    Dat valt niet te verbeteren.
    That cannot be improved.
Inflection
Inflection of vallen (strong class 7)
infinitive vallen
past singular viel
past participle gevallen
infinitive vallen
gerund vallen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular valviel
2nd person sing. (jij) valtviel
2nd person sing. (u) valtviel
2nd person sing. (gij) valtvielt
3rd person singular valtviel
plural vallenvielen
subjunctive sing.1 valleviele
subjunctive plur.1 vallenvielen
imperative sing. val
imperative plur.1 valt
participles vallendgevallen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

vallen

  1. Plural form of val

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

vallen

  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to let oneself fall, to throw oneself
  4. to collapse
  5. to fall, to occur, to happen
  6. to fall, to be located, to be part

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading
  • “vallen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vallen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Spanish

Verb

vallen

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of vallar.
  2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of vallar.
  3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of vallar.

Swedish

Noun

vallen

  1. definite singular of vall
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