tegenvallen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]tegenvallen
- to be worse than expected, to disappoint
- De film viel tegen in vergelijking met de recensies.
- The movie was worse than expected compared to the reviews.
- Het eten in het restaurant viel tegen.
- The food in the restaurant disappointed.
- De resultaten van het project vielen tegen.
- The results of the project were worse than expected.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of tegenvallen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tegenvallen | |||
| past singular | viel tegen | |||
| past participle | tegengevallen | |||
| infinitive | tegenvallen | |||
| gerund | tegenvallen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | val tegen | viel tegen | tegenval | tegenviel |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | valt tegen, val tegen2 | viel tegen | tegenvalt | tegenviel |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | valt tegen | viel tegen | tegenvalt | tegenviel |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | valt tegen | vielt tegen | tegenvalt | tegenvielt |
| 3rd person singular | valt tegen | viel tegen | tegenvalt | tegenviel |
| plural | vallen tegen | vielen tegen | tegenvallen | tegenvielen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | valle tegen | viele tegen | tegenvalle | tegenviele |
| subjunctive plur.1 | vallen tegen | vielen tegen | tegenvallen | tegenvielen |
| imperative sing. | val tegen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | valt tegen | |||
| participles | tegenvallend | tegengevallen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||