fallen.
to fall, to drop
Meaning & usage
to fall, to drop
Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern.
Sie fiel zu Boden.
to die, to fall (in battle)
to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown
Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung.
to fall, to decrease, to decline (to become lower, of a value)
Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte.
to be, to fall [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on a day’ or in (+ accusative) ‘within a timespan’] (of an event or holiday)
Neujahr fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag.
Der nächste Termin fällt in die Schulferien und fällt daher aus.
to ring out (of a shot)
Plötzlich fiel ein Schuss.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Akin to Bavarian foin, Low German fallen, Dutch vallen, English fall, Danish falde, Dutch falla.
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