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Swedish
Etymology
fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) + ihop (“together”)
Verb
fälla ihop (present fäller ihop, preterite fällde ihop, supine fällt ihop, imperative fäll ihop)
- to fold up, to fold (something more or less rigid, so as to bring it into a more compact (and often "deactivated") state)
- Synonyms: fälla samman, (when an inward motion in some sense) fälla in, (when a downward motion in some sense) fälla ner
- Antonyms: fälla upp, (when an outward motion in some sense) fälla ut
fälla ihop en solfjäder- fold a fan
fälla ihop en hopfällbar stol- fold a folding chair
- to close, etc. (when more idiomatic)
fälla ihop ett paraply- close an umbrella
fälla ihop en fickkniv- close a pocket knife
Usage notes
The past participle is either hopfälld (seen as more proper by some) or ihopfälld.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
fälla (weak)
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