gefallen

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See also: Gefallen

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfaln̩/, /ɡəˈfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧fal‧len

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German gevallen, from Old High German gifallan.[1] Equivalent to ge- +‎ fallen.

Verb[edit]

gefallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present gefällt, past tense gefiel, past participle gefallen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to please; to appeal to
    Antonym: missfallen
    Diese Hose gefällt mir.I like these trousers.
    Dir wird es hier gefallen.You'll like it here.
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

gefallen

  1. past participle of fallen

Adjective[edit]

gefallen (strong nominative masculine singular gefallener, not comparable)

  1. fallen, dropped
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Participle[edit]

gefallen

  1. past participle of gefallen
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ gefallen” in Duden online

Further reading[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Noun[edit]

gefallen

  1. plural of gefal