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durchfallen.

to fall through

11 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdʊʁçfalən/[-ln̩][-ln][dʊɐ̯ç-]
  1. to fall through

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Das Gitter war zu weitmaschig. Der Ball ist einfach durchgefallen.
  2. to fail, to not pass

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Ich bin durchgefallen.
    Ich bin bei / in der Prüfung durchgefallen.
Where this word comes from

From durch- + fallen.

verb/ˈdʊʁçfalən/[-ln̩][-ln][dʊɐ̯ç-]
  1. to fall for (a distance), to cross by falling

    class-7 · strong · transitive
    Er hatte schon einen Kilometer durchfallen, als ihm einfiel, dass er seinen Fallschirm vergessen hatte.
Where this word comes from

From durch- + fallen.

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