tillfalla

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish tilfalla. By surface analysis, till +‎ falla.

Verb

tillfalla (present tillfaller, preterite tillföll, supine tillfallit, imperative tillfall)

1. to go to, to fall to one's lot (fall in someone's possession, often as a result of a decision)

   Resten av arvet tillföll Nisse

   The rest of the inheritance went to Nisse

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillfalla (class 7 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	tillfalla		—
supine	tillfallit		—
imperative	tillfall		—
imper. plural1	tillfallen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tillfaller	tillföll	—	—
ind. plural1	tillfalla	tillföllo	—	—
subjunctive2	tillfalle	tillfölle	—	—
present participle		tillfallande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• tillfalla in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker