Dutch Verb Vallen ('to Fall') - Smartphones Page

Vallen   'to fall' is a strong verb:

vallen to fall

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viel fell

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gevallen fallen

overview
vallen		to fall
ik val		I'm falling
wij vallen		we're falling
ik viel		I fell
wij vielen		we fell
ik ben gevallen		I have fallen

simple present tense
vallen		to fall
ik val		I'm falling
jij valt		you're falling (informal 'you')
hij valt		he's falling
wij vallen		we're falling
jullie vallen		y'all are falling
zij vallen		they are falling
U valt		you are falling (polite 'you')

simple past tense
(vallen)		to fall
ik viel		I fell
jij viel		you fell
hij viel		he fell
wij vielen		we fell
jullie vielen		y'all fell
zij vielen		they fell
U viel		you fell

present perfect tense
ik ben gevallen 2 3 4 I have fallen
(notice zijn as the auxiliary verb of the perfect tense ‑>>)

Sample Sentences

Hij viel uit een raam 2 He fell from a window Het viel uit de hemel 2 3 It fell from the sky 't Viel met bakken uit de hemel 2 3 (saying) It (rain) fell from the sky ['with' boxes] in buckets - heavy rain 't Valt met bakken uit de hemel 2 It (rain) is falling from the sky in buckets

't Viel op de grond 2 3 It fell to the ground Ze is niet op haar mondje gevallen 2 3 (saying) ['She didn't fall on her mouth'] - She never hesitates to speak up, she's not shy to speak her mind

Om elf uur viel ik in slaap 2 'I went to sleep at eleven, I fell asleep at eleven' Hij viel als een blok in slaap 2 3 'He fell asleep very quickly' ('like a log')

More Sayings with 'vallen'
Met de deur in huis vallen ['storming into the house, flattening the door'] to come straight to the point, without delay or hesitation Daar kun je je geen buil aan vallen
Je kunt je d'r geen buil aan vallen ['You're not going to fall and get a bump'] 'it's not a significant amount of money' - often said to people who are deliberating about a small expense Over smaak valt niet te twisten 2 '[You can't argue about taste] There's no accounting for taste'  De gustibus non disputandum Ben je van de trap gevallen? 2 'Did you fall down the stairs?' - often jocularly asked of a person who has had a radically short haircut. Als morgen de hemel valt hebben we allemaal een blauwe muts 2 3 'If the sky falls tomorrow we'll all have a blue cap' - said in annoyed reaction to someone bringing up unpleasant scenarios ('now if the train is late, and if there is no coffee on the train ...')

De zoutkorrels in de zandloper vallen één voor één heel langzaam naar beneden 2 slow slow2 The grains of salt in the hourglass fall down one by one, very slowly ‑>>

vallende sterren 2 falling stars, shooting stars, meteors (de) meteoor 2 meteor

met vallen en opstaan 2 3 [with falling down and getting up (again)] - progress, but with many failures along the way
~with ups and downs

laten vallen 2 ['to let fall'] - to drop - more 'laten'

laten vallen		to drop
ik laat vallen		I drop
wij laten vallen		we drop
ik liet vallen		I dropped
wij lieten vallen		we dropped
ik heb laten vallen		I have dropped

Hij laat alles vallen 2 3 He lets everything slip from his hands, he drops everything (also figuratively) Ik liet alles vallen 2 I let everything slip from my hands, I dropped everything (also figuratively) Hij liet het masker vallen 2 3 He dropped the mask (and showed his real - usually evil - self)

Meevallen 2 'turning out not to be as bad as expected' Tegenvallen 2 3 4 'to be worse than expected, to disappoint'

't Valt mee It's not as bad as expected 't Valt niet mee 2 3 It's not easy 't Valt erg mee It's really not as bad as feared 't Valt tegen It's worse than expected, it's disappointing 't Zal wel meevallen 2 3 [It will not be as bad as expected] It won't be very bad 't Lijkt mee te vallen 2 3 It looks like it won't be that bad Misschien valt 't mee 2 3 4 Maybe it won't be as bad as we feared Misschien valt 't wel mee 2 3 Maybe it won't be as bad as we feared ‑>> Ik denk dat 't wel meevalt 2 3 I think it won't be that bad, I think it will be better than expected, I think it will be OK Als 't meevalt ... 2 3 If it goes well, if it's better than expected ... Als 't tegenvalt ... 2 3 If it doesn't go well, if it's worse than expected ...
See also: Splitting Verbs een onverwachte tegenvaller 2 3 an unexpected disappointing development

(de) aanval 2 attack
aanvallen 2 to attack
"Ik val aan - volg mij" 'I am attacking - follow me'
Rear Admiral Karel Doorman at the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942 Een aanval vanuit een land is een aanval door dat land An attack from a country is an attack by that country 'Aanval' can also be a medical state:
(de) hartaanval 2 heart attack
(de) astma-aanval 2 (3) asthma attack
(de) woedeaanval ['anger attack'] fit of rage

The opposite of 'aanvallen' is verdedigen 'to defend' or zich verdedigen 2 3 'to defend oneself'
See also: Reflexive Verbs and Military

afvallen - to lose weight, drop weight
Ik ben vijf kilo afgevallen 2 I dropped 5 kilos (of weight) (11 pounds) Ik wil drie kilo afvallen I want to shed 3 kilos 96 pounds) Je bent goed afgevallen 2 You lost quite some weight Ik ben met de Kerst vijf pond aangekomen 2 'I've gained 5 pounds over the Christmas holiday'

opvallen 2 to stand out, be conspicuous // to notice onopvallend inconspicuous, not standing out, not very noticeable 't Viel me niet op 2 3 I didn't notice it 't Is me niet opgevallen 2 3 I didn't notice it 't Is me nooit eerder opgevallen 2 3 4 5 I've never noticed it before 't Valt niet op 2 It doesn't stand out, you don't notice it, it's barely noticeable, it's not conspicuous

omvallen to fall over
Je fiets is omgevallen 2 3 Your bike has fallen over

Je moet niet in herhaling vervallen 2 3 [Don't fall into repetitions] - Don't repeat yourself

(de) waterval waterfall

flauwvallen 2 to faint
'flauw' (flauwe 2) usually means 'weak of taste' (not enough salt?) or it's said about somewhat mean jokes falling flat or something unfair, but it occasionally means 'weak, infirm'
"Je moet niet flauw worden" 2 3 [You shouldn't become faint] - I don't want you to start feeling faint (offering food to a person who may need energy)

(de) inval 2 '(violent) incursion' (like by military or police)
The word used to have a more general meaning of 'going into,' like in the name of a fictional café or it's said when you get a lot of unexpected visitors: de zoete inval 2 (a pleasant place to go to)

Hij is ziek geworden 2 3 He's [become sick] fallen ill

Friends Falling Out
When friends fall out, no longer like each other, don't get on anymore, Dutch says ruzie krijgen 2 3 and then we say, the resulting situation is:
Ze hebben ruzie 2 3
or somewhat posh:
Ze zijn gebrouilleerd 2 3 (French OUI)
There's a Medieval word de Minne  meaning 'love.' It lives on in the only slightly old-fashioned (de) onmin 2 3 ('discord, strife, strained relation')
Ze leven in onmin 2 3 They're not on good terms, they live in strife
but ruzie hebben 2 3 just means people don't want to see each other, don't want to be in each other's company - there don't have to be shouting matches or violent arguments - actively engaging in exchanges of unpleasant words, altercations or worse is ruzie maken 2 3
(de) ruzie 2 3 argument, quarrel, row
Ik kreeg de schuld van de ruzie [I got the blame of the quarrel] - I was blamed for the quarrel

Related Words

Dutch (de) val is 'fall' - a downward move, usually sudden and unwanted or unintended, but it can also mean 'trap,' a device to catch (usually) animals
(de) muizenval 2 mouse trap
(de) valstrik 2 3 snare, trap - but also a psychological trap (for people)
'Fall, Autumn' is (de) herfst ‑>> 2

(het) geval case, affair
(het) gevalletje 2 minor case, trivial, peculiar event, incident // hard-to-describe item, often a contraption een ernstig geval 2 3 4 a serious case een geval apart 2 3 4 [a separate] an unusual case in 't uiterste geval 2 3 4 [in the extreme case] - in extreme circumstances, 'if worst comes to worst' in 't ergste geval ... 2 3 [in the worst scenario] - the worst outcome, 'if worst comes to worst' voor 't geval dat ... 2 3 in case that ... (het) ongeval 2 - a formal word for 'accident' (het) ongeluk accident - the common word ‑>> (het) spoedgeval 2 3 emergency, urgent case ‑>> (de) spoed hurry, urgency ‑>>
noodgevallen 2 emergencies
in geval van nood 2 3 in case of an emergency, in an emergency (het) voorval 2 incident, event, occurrence

(het) toeval chance, coincidence, random event ‑>> toevallig 2 random, by accident, not planned Dat kan geen toeval zijn! 2 3 That cannot be just a coincidence Misschien is 't toevallig Maybe it's (just a) coincidence een toevallige voorbijganger a random passer-by, a person who just happened to be passing by

(de) bevalling baby delivery ‑>>
een zware bevalling 2 a difficult delivery

(de) overval robbery; raid (de) roofoverval 2 (armed) robbery (de) overvaller 2
(armed) robber, mugger ‑>>

(het) afval 2 waste, refuse, garbage, trash (de) afvalbak garbage can
also: (de) vuilnisbak

(het) verval 2 decline, deterioration
(de) bouwval 2 a building in a very bad state

(het) interval interval, space, gap (in time)

op de valreep at the last moment, when leaving, finishing or closing

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