afvallen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfɑlə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: af‧val‧len
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch afvallen. Equivalent to af + vallen.
Verb
afvallen
- (intransitive) to fall off
- (intransitive) to lose weight, slim down
- (intransitive) to drop out, to no longer be able to partake
- Synonym: uitvallen
- (transitive) to renounce, to renege, to lose loyalty
- Synonym: renegeren
- (transitive) to dispute, to go against (a person)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of afvallen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | afvallen | |||
| past singular | viel af | |||
| past participle | afgevallen | |||
| infinitive | afvallen | |||
| gerund | afvallen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | val af | viel af | afval | afviel |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | valt af, val af2 | viel af | afvalt | afviel |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | valt af | viel af | afvalt | afviel |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | valt af | vielt af | afvalt | afvielt |
| 3rd person singular | valt af | viel af | afvalt | afviel |
| plural | vallen af | vielen af | afvallen | afvielen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | valle af | viele af | afvalle | afviele |
| subjunctive plur.1 | vallen af | vielen af | afvallen | afvielen |
| imperative sing. | val af | |||
| imperative plur.1 | valt af | |||
| participles | afvallend | afgevallen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: val af
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
afvallen
- plural of afval