See also: fålen

Asturian edit

Verb edit

falen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of falar
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of falar

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fa‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch falen, from Old French faillir.[1]

Verb edit

falen

  1. (intransitive) to fail
  2. (intransitive) to default (a payment)
Inflection edit
Inflection of falen (weak)
infinitive falen
past singular faalde
past participle gefaald
infinitive falen
gerund falen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular faal faalde
2nd person sing. (jij) faalt faalde
2nd person sing. (u) faalt faalde
2nd person sing. (gij) faalt faalde
3rd person singular faalt faalde
plural falen faalden
subjunctive sing.1 fale faalde
subjunctive plur.1 falen faalden
imperative sing. faal
imperative plur.1 faalt
participles falend gefaald
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

falen

  1. plural of faal

References edit

  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Galician edit

Verb edit

falen

  1. inflection of falar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old High German fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognate with German fallen, English fall, Dutch vallen, Icelandic falla, West Frisian falle.

Verb edit

falen (third-person singular present fält, preterite foul, past participle gefall, past subjunctive féil, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to fall
Conjugation edit
Irregular with past tense
infinitive falen
participle gefall
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
1st singular falen foul féil
2nd singular fäls fouls féils fal
3rd singular fält foul féil
1st plural falen foulen féilen
2nd plural faalt foult féilt faalt
3rd plural falen foulen féilen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old High German faldan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną. Cognate with German falten, English fold, Dutch vouwen, Danish folde.

Verb edit

falen (third-person singular present faalt, past participle gefaalt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to fold
Conjugation edit
Regular
infinitive falen
participle gefaalt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular falen
2nd singular faals fal
3rd singular faalt
1st plural falen
2nd plural faalt faalt
3rd plural falen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms edit