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vallen

Danish

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Noun

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vallen

  1. definite singular of valle

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑlə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑlən

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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vallen

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to tumble
    De appel viel van de boom. ― The apple fell from the tree.
    Ze viel toen ze aan het rennen was. ― She tumbled while she was running.
  2. (intransitive) to fall, to begin (said of certain types of time period)
    De avond valt. ― Evening begins.
    De nacht valt. ― The night falls.
    De winter viel vroeg dit jaar. ― The winter began early this year.
  3. (intransitive) to fall, to occur on a certain date
    Sinterklaas valt op een vrijdag dit jaar. ― Sinterklaas falls on a friday this year.
  4. (auxiliary, with te) to be able to be
    Dat valt niet te verbeteren. ― That cannot be improved.
  5. (intransitive) to be received a certain way, go down
    De verandering viel hem niet goed. ― The change didn't go down well with him.
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  • The sense "to fall, to begin" is only said of specific types of time period. For example, one can say de avond valt ("evening falls"), but not *de ochtend valt ("morning falls").
Conjugation
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Conjugation 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 val viel
2nd person sing. (jij) valt, val2 viel
2nd person sing. (u) valt viel
2nd person sing. (gij) valt vielt
3rd person singular valt viel
plural vallen vielen
subjunctive sing.1 valle viele
subjunctive plur.1 vallen vielen
imperative sing. val
imperative plur.1 valt
participles vallend gevallen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: val
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: falu
  • Negerhollands: val
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fall

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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vallen

  1. plural of val

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvallən/, /ˈfallən/

Verb

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vallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present vallet or vellet, past tense viel, past participle gevallen, auxiliary sīn)

  1. to fall
    ...viel ër ir ze vuoȥe...
    ...he fell to her feet...

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sīn)
infinitive vallen
genitive gerund vallennes
vallenes
dative gerund vallenne
vallene
present participle vallende
past participle gevallen
auxiliary sīn
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present ich valle wir vallen i ich valle wir vallen
du vallest
du vellest 		ir vallet du vallest ir vallet
ër vallet
ër vellet 		sie vallent ër valle sie vallen
preterite ich viel wir vielen ii ich viele wir vielen
du viele ir vielet du vielest ir vielet
ër viel sie vielen ër viele sie vielen
imperative val (du) vallet (ir)
Composed forms of vallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sīn)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative ich bin gevallen wir birn gevallen subjunctive ich sī gevallen wir sīn gevallen
du bist gevallen ir birt gevallen du sīst gevallen ir sīt gevallen
ër ist gevallen sie sint gevallen ër sī gevallen sie sīn gevallen
pluperfect
indicative ich was gevallen wir wāren gevallen subjunctive ich wære gevallen wir wæren gevallen
du wære gevallen ir wāret gevallen du wærest gevallen ir wæret gevallen
ër was gevallen sie wāren gevallen ër wære gevallen sie wæren gevallen
future i
infinitive vallen süln subjunctive i ich sul vallen wir suln vallen
du sule vallen ir sulet vallen
ër sul vallen sie suln vallen
indicative ich sol vallen wir sulen vallen subjunctive ii ich sölte vallen
ich sölde vallen 		wir sölten vallen
wir sölden vallen
du solt vallen ir sulet vallen du söltest vallen
du söldest vallen 		ir söltet vallen
ir söldet vallen
ër sol vallen sie sulen vallen ër sölte vallen
ër sölde vallen 		sie sölten vallen
sie sölden vallen
future ii
infinitive gevallen sīn süln subjunctive i ich sul gevallen sīn wir suln gevallen sīn
du sule gevallen sīn ir sulet gevallen sīn
ër sul gevallen sīn sie suln gevallen sīn
indicative ich sol gevallen sīn wir sulen gevallen sīn subjunctive ii ich sölte gevallen sīn
ich sölde gevallen sīn 		wir sölten gevallen sīn
wir sölden gevallen sīn
du solt gevallen sīn ir sulet gevallen sīn du söltest gevallen sīn
du söldest gevallen sīn 		ir söltet gevallen sīn
ir söldet gevallen sīn
ër sol gevallen sīn sie sulen gevallen sīn ër sölte gevallen sīn
ër sölde gevallen sīn 		sie sölten gevallen sīn
sie sölden gevallen sīn
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Spanish

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Verb

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vallen

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

Swedish

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Noun

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vallen

  1. definite singular of vall
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