meevallen

Dutch

Etymology

From mee +‎ vallen: The direction of events falls (vallen) in line with (mee) our wishes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːˌvɑ.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: mee‧val‧len

Verb

meevallen

  1. to be better than expected, to be not so bad
    De resultaten vielen mee, gezien de omstandigheden.
    The results were better than expected, given the circumstances.
    De pijn na de operatie viel mee.
    The pain after the surgery wasn't so bad.
    Het viel me mee hoe snel we de taak voltooiden.
    I was surprised by how quickly we completed the task; it was better than I expected.

Conjugation

Conjugation of meevallen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive meevallen
past singular viel mee
past participle meegevallen
infinitive meevallen
gerund meevallen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular val mee viel mee meeval meeviel
2nd person sing. (jij) valt mee, val mee2 viel mee meevalt meeviel
2nd person sing. (u) valt mee viel mee meevalt meeviel
2nd person sing. (gij) valt mee vielt mee meevalt meevielt
3rd person singular valt mee viel mee meevalt meeviel
plural vallen mee vielen mee meevallen meevielen
subjunctive sing.1 valle mee viele mee meevalle meeviele
subjunctive plur.1 vallen mee vielen mee meevallen meevielen
imperative sing. val mee
imperative plur.1 valt mee
participles meevallend meegevallen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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