vallen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑlə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

vallen

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to tumble
  2. (intransitive) to fall, to begin (of a time period)
    De avond valt.
    Afternoon begins.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be able to be
    Dat valt niet te verbeteren.
    That cannot be improved.
Inflection
Conjugation of vallen (strong class 7)
infinitive vallen
past singular viel
past participle gevallen
infinitive vallen
gerund vallen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular val viel
2nd person sing. (jij) valt viel
2nd person sing. (u) valt viel
2nd person sing. (gij) valt vielt
3rd person singular valt viel
plural vallen vielen
subjunctive sing.1 valle viele
subjunctive plur.1 vallen vielen
imperative sing. val
imperative plur.1 valt
participles vallend gevallen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vallen

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of val

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

vallen

  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to let oneself fall, to throw oneself
  4. to collapse
  5. to fall, to occur, to happen
  6. to fall, to be located, to be part

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: vallen
  • Limburgish: valle

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

vallen

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of vallar.
  2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of vallar.
  3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of vallar.

Swedish

Noun

vallen

  1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of vall
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