meevallen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mee + vallen: The direction of events falls (vallen) in line with (mee) our wishes.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
meevallen
- to be better than expected, to be not so bad
- De resultaten vielen mee, gezien de omstandigheden.
- The results were better than expected, given the circumstances.
- De pijn na de operatie viel mee.
- The pain after the surgery wasn't so bad.
- Het viel me mee hoe snel we de taak voltooiden.
- I was surprised by how quickly we completed the task; it was better than I expected.
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of meevallen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | meevallen | |||
| past singular | viel mee | |||
| past participle | meegevallen | |||
| infinitive | meevallen | |||
| gerund | meevallen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | val mee | viel mee | meeval | meeviel |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | valt mee | viel mee | meevalt | meeviel |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | valt mee | viel mee | meevalt | meeviel |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | valt mee | vielt mee | meevalt | meevielt |
| 3rd person singular | valt mee | viel mee | meevalt | meeviel |
| plural | vallen mee | vielen mee | meevallen | meevielen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | valle mee | viele mee | meevalle | meeviele |
| subjunctive plur.1 | vallen mee | vielen mee | meevallen | meevielen |
| imperative sing. | val mee | |||
| imperative plur.1 | valt mee | |||
| participles | meevallend | meegevallen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||