gevallen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣə.ˈvɑ.lə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑlən

Etymology 1

From ge- +‎ vallen. Cognate with German gefallen (“to please, appeal to”).

Verb

gevallen

  1. (ergative) to happen, to occur
  2. (ditransitive, dated) to like, to please
Conjugation
Conjugation of gevallen (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive gevallen
past singular geviel
past participle gevallen
infinitive gevallen
gerund gevallen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geval geviel
2nd person sing. (jij) gevalt, geval2 geviel
2nd person sing. (u) gevalt geviel
2nd person sing. (gij) gevalt gevielt
3rd person singular gevalt geviel
plural gevallen gevielen
subjunctive sing.1 gevalle geviele
subjunctive plur.1 gevallen gevielen
imperative sing. geval
imperative plur.1 gevalt
participles gevallend gevallen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gevallen

  1. plural of geval

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

gevallen

  1. past participle of vallen
Declension
Declension of gevallen
uninflected gevallen
inflected gevallen
positive
predicative/adverbial gevallen
indefinite m./f. sing. gevallen
n. sing. gevallen
plural gevallen
definite gevallen
partitive gevallens

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gifallan. Equivalent to ge- +‎ vallen.

Verb

gevallen

  1. to fall
  2. to decay, to collapse
  3. to end, to expire
  4. to happen, to befall
  5. to please, to satisfy

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: gevallen

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