caer

See also: Caer

Asturian

Verb

caer

1. Alternative form of cayer

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caer, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”).

Verb

caer (first-person singular present caio, first-person singular preterite caín, past participle caído)

1. (intransitive) to fall, fall off, fall down
2. (of a time) to fall on; to occur
3. to fall; to decline; to collapse
4. to fall; to die in battle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caer

infinitive			caer
gerund			caendo
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		caído		caídos
		feminine		caída		caídas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	caio	caes	cae	caemos	caedes	caen
	imperfect	caía	caías	caía	caïamos	caïades	caían
	preterite	caín	caíches	caeu	caemos	caestes	caeron
	pluperfect	caera	caeras	caera	caeramos	caerades	caeran
	future	caerei	caerás	caerá	caeremos	caeredes	caerán
	conditional	caería	caerías	caería	caeriamos	caeriades	caerían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	caia	caias	caia	caiamos	caiades	caian
	preterite	caese	caeses	caese	caésemos	caésedes	caesen
	future	caer	caeres	caer	caermos	caerdes	caeren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	cae	caia	caiamos	caede	caian
	negative	—	caias	caia	caiamos	caiades	caian
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		caer	caeres	caer	caermos	caerdes	caeren

Related terms

• esquecer

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”). Cognate with Portuguese cair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈeɾ/

Verb

caer (first-person singular present caigo, first-person singular preterite caí, past participle caído)

1. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. (intransitive) to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)

   La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. ― The rain is falling heavier than before.

3. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall out (to come out of something by falling)

   El pelo dañado puede caerse. ― Damaged hair can fall out.

5. (intransitive) to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by

   caer en la trampa ― to fall in the trap

6. (intransitive) to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. (intransitive) to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)

   El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. ― The Roman Empire fell little by little.

8. (intransitive) to get (to understand)

   No caigo. ― I don't get it.

9. (intransitive) to be granted or awarded

   Le cayó una multa. ― She got fined.

10. (intransitive) to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. (intransitive) to fall on (to occur on a particular day)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			caer
gerund			cayendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		caído		caída
		plural		caídos		caídas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	caigo	caestú caésvos	cae	caemos	caéis	caen
	imperfect	caía	caías	caía	caíamos	caíais	caían
	preterite	caí	caíste	cayó	caímos	caísteis	cayeron
	future	caeré	caerás	caerá	caeremos	caeréis	caerán
	conditional	caería	caerías	caería	caeríamos	caeríais	caerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	caiga	caigas	caiga	caigamos	caigáis	caigan
	imperfect (ra)	cayera	cayeras	cayera	cayéramos	cayerais	cayeran
	imperfect (se)	cayese	cayeses	cayese	cayésemos	cayeseis	cayesen
	future1	cayere	cayeres	cayere	cayéremos	cayereis	cayeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		caetú caévos	caiga	caigamos	caed	caigan
	negative		no caigas	no caiga	no caigamos	no caigáis	no caigan

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, still used in legal jargon and set phrases.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation caer)

    Selected combined forms of caer^{edit data}

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive caer
	dative	caerme	caerte	caerle, caerse	caernos	caeros	caerles, caerse
	accusative	caerme	caerte	caerlo, caerla, caerse	caernos	caeros	caerlos, caerlas, caerse
with gerund cayendo
	dative	cayéndome	cayéndote	cayéndole, cayéndose	cayéndonos	cayéndoos	cayéndoles, cayéndose
	accusative	cayéndome	cayéndote	cayéndolo, cayéndola, cayéndose	cayéndonos	cayéndoos	cayéndolos, cayéndolas, cayéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative cae
	dative	cáeme	cáete	cáele	cáenos	not used	cáeles
	accusative	cáeme	cáete	cáelo, cáela	cáenos	not used	cáelos, cáelas
with formal second-person singular imperative caiga
	dative	cáigame	not used	cáigale, cáigase	cáiganos	not used	cáigales
	accusative	cáigame	not used	cáigalo, cáigala, cáigase	cáiganos	not used	cáigalos, cáigalas
with first-person plural imperative caigamos
	dative	not used	caigámoste	caigámosle	caigámonos	caigámoos	caigámosles
	accusative	not used	caigámoste	caigámoslo, caigámosla	caigámonos	caigámoos	caigámoslos, caigámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative caed
	dative	caedme	not used	caedle	caednos	caeos	caedles
	accusative	caedme	not used	caedlo, caedla	caednos	caeos	caedlos, caedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative caigan
	dative	cáiganme	not used	cáiganle	cáigannos	not used	cáiganles, cáiganse
	accusative	cáiganme	not used	cáiganlo, cáiganla	cáigannos	not used	cáiganlos, cáiganlas, cáiganse

    Conjugation of caerse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			caerse
gerund			cayéndose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		caído		caída
		plural		caídos		caídas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me caigo	te caestú se caésvos	se cae	nos caemos	os caéis	se caen
	imperfect	me caía	te caías	se caía	nos caíamos	os caíais	se caían
	preterite	me caí	te caíste	se cayó	nos caímos	os caísteis	se cayeron
	future	me caeré	te caerás	se caerá	nos caeremos	os caeréis	se caerán
	conditional	me caería	te caerías	se caería	nos caeríamos	os caeríais	se caerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me caiga	te caigas	se caiga	nos caigamos	os caigáis	se caigan
	imperfect (ra)	me cayera	te cayeras	se cayera	nos cayéramos	os cayerais	se cayeran
	imperfect (se)	me cayese	te cayeses	se cayese	nos cayésemos	os cayeseis	se cayesen
	future1	me cayere	te cayeres	se cayere	nos cayéremos	os cayereis	se cayeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cáete	cáigase	caigámonos	caeos	cáiganse
	negative		no te caigas	no se caiga	no nos caigamos	no os caigáis	no se caigan

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, still used in legal jargon and set phrases.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation caer)

    Selected combined forms of caerse^{edit data}

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Infinitives
	accusative	caerme	caerte	caerse	caernos	caeros	caerse
gerunds
	accusative	cayéndome	cayéndote	cayéndose	cayéndonos	cayéndoos	cayéndose
with positive imperatives
	accusative	not used	cáete	cáigase	caigámonos	caeos	cáiganse

Derived terms

• caer bien
• caer mal

Related terms

• acaecer
• cadente
• caída
• caerse

• cascada
• cayente
• decaer
• escaecer

References

• “caer” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kai̯r/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kagrom (compare Cornish ker (“fort, camp (earthwork), hillfort”)), from *kagyom (“enclosure, fence”). More at cae.

Noun

caer m (plural caerau or caeroedd)

1. fort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle, fortress, citadel, fortified town or city
2. wall, rampart, bulwark
3. twill

Derived terms

• bryngaer
• caergawell
• caerog
• caeru

Related terms

• cae
• cau
• mynci

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• caffer

Verb

caer

1. (literary) impersonal imperative of cael

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caer	gaer	nghaer	chaer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “caer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014