In German
fallen
Meaning: to fall
Example sentences
DasBlattfälltvomBaum.
The leaf is falling from the tree.
Passauf,dufällst!
Watch out, you're falling!
DiePreisefallenimWinter.
Prices fall in winter.
Grammar note
“Fallen” is an irregular verb: “ich falle”, “du fällst”, “er/sie/es fällt”, with an umlaut in the second and third person. It uses “sein” in the perfect tense: “ich bin gefallen”.
Common mistake
English “fall” has two other, unrelated German translations: the season (American “fall”) is “der Herbst” (see our autumn page), and the grammatical/legal sense (“in that case”) is “der Fall” — neither is the verb “fallen” on this page.
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Practise it in a lesson →Frequently asked questions
How do you say “you fall” (du)?
“Du fällst”, with an umlaut.
Is “fall” the season the same word?
No — autumn is “der Herbst”, a completely different word.