vorfallen

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German

Etymology

From vor- +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: vor‧fal‧len

Verb

vorfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt vor, past tense fiel vor, past participle vorgefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to happen
    Er verhält sich so, als ob nichts vorgefallen wäre.
    He's acting like nothing happened.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vorfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
infinitive vorfallen
present participle vorfallend
past participle vorgefallen
zu-infinitive vorzufallen
auxiliary sein
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present — — i — —
— — — —
es fällt vor — es falle vor —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
es fiel vor — es fiele vor1 —
imperative — —

1This form and alternative in würde both found.

Subordinate-clause forms of vorfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
indicative subjunctive
present — — i — —
— — — —
dass es vorfällt — dass es vorfalle —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
dass es vorfiel — dass es vorfiele1 —

1This form and alternative in würde both found.

Composed forms of vorfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es ist vorgefallen — es sei vorgefallen —
pluperfect
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es war vorgefallen — es wäre vorgefallen —
future i
infinitive vorfallen werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde vorfallen —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird vorfallen — es würde vorfallen —
future ii
infinitive vorgefallen sein werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde vorgefallen sein —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird vorgefallen sein — es würde vorgefallen sein —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “vorfallen” in Duden online
  • “vorfallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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