vallen

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Danish

Noun

vallen

  1. definite singular of valle

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑlə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

vallen

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to tumble
    De appel viel van de boom.
    The apple fell from the tree.
    Ze viel toen ze aan het rennen was.
    She tumbled while she was running.
  2. (intransitive) to fall, to begin (of a time period)
    De avond valt.
    Afternoon begins.
    De nacht valt.
    The night falls.
    De winter viel vroeg dit jaar.
    The winter began early this year.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be able to be
    Dat valt niet te verbeteren.
    That cannot be improved.
Inflection
Inflection of vallen (strong class 7)
infinitive vallen
past singular viel
past participle gevallen
infinitive vallen
gerund vallen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular val viel
2nd person sing. (jij) valt viel
2nd person sing. (u) valt viel
2nd person sing. (gij) valt vielt
3rd person singular valt viel
plural vallen vielen
subjunctive sing.1 valle viele
subjunctive plur.1 vallen vielen
imperative sing. val
imperative plur.1 valt
participles vallend gevallen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
nouns
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Descendants
  • Afrikaans: val
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: falu
  • Negerhollands: val
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fall

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vallen

  1. plural of val

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan.

Verb

vallen

  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to let oneself fall, to throw oneself
  4. to collapse
  5. to fall, to occur, to happen
  6. to fall, to be located, to be part

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

vallen

  1. inflection of vallar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

vallen

  1. definite singular of vall
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