zufallen

See also: Zufallen

German

Etymology

zu- +‎ fallen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧fal‧len

Verb

zufallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt zu, past tense fiel zu, past participle zugefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to close on its own
    • 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten[1] (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
      Die Pforte des Paradieses fiel zu.
      The gate of paradise closed shut.
  2. (intransitive) to fall to [with dative]

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Further reading

  • zufallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zufallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zufallen” in Duden online