vallen.
to fall, to tumble
Meaning & usage
to fall, to tumble
De appel viel van de boom.
Ze viel toen ze aan het rennen was.
to fall, to begin (said of certain types of time period)
De avond valt.
De nacht valt.
to fall, to occur on a certain date
Sinterklaas valt op een vrijdag dit jaar.
to be able to be
Dat valt niet te verbeteren.
to be received a certain way, go down
De verandering viel hem niet goed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.