fälla in

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Swedish

Etymology

fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) +‎ in (“in”)

Verb

fälla in (present fäller in, preterite fällde in, supine fällt in, imperative fäll in)

  1. Synonym of fälla ihop (when an inward motion in some sense)
    Antonym: fälla ut
    fälla in backspeglarna
    fold the rear-view mirrors
    Backspeglarna är infällda
    The rear-view mirrors are folded
    1. to retract, etc. (when more idiomatic)
      fälla in landningsstället
      retract the landing gear

Usage notes

Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "open/activated" position of something is in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fälla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fälla in fällas in
Supine fällt in fällts in
Imperative fäll in —
Imper. plural1 fällen in —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fäller in fällde in fälls in, fälles in fälldes in
Ind. plural1 fälla in fällde in fällas in fälldes in
Subjunctive2 fälle in fällde in fälles in fälldes in
Participles
Present participle infällande
Past participle infälld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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