fälla in
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) + in (“in”)
Verb edit
fälla in (present fäller in, preterite fällde in, supine fällt in, imperative fäll in)
- Synonym of fälla ihop (when an inward motion in some sense)
- Antonym: fälla ut
- fälla in backspeglarna
- fold the rear-view mirrors
- Backspeglarna är infällda
- The rear-view mirrors are folded
- to retract, etc. (when more idiomatic)
- fälla in landningsstället
- retract the landing gear
Usage notes edit
Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "open/activated" position of something is in.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fälla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fälla in | fällas in | ||
| Supine | fällt in | fällts in | ||
| Imperative | fäll in | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fällen in | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fäller in | fällde in | fälls in, fälles in | fälldes in |
| Ind. plural1 | fälla in | fällde in | fällas in | fälldes in |
| Subjunctive2 | fälle in | fällde in | fälles in | fälldes in |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | infällande | |||
| Past participle | infälld | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||