fallen — meaning, forms & example sentences

Before you start

Meet fallen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

to fall, to drop
(military) to die, to fall (in battle)
to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown
to fall, to decrease, to decline (to become lower, of a value)
to be, to fall [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on a day’ or in (+ accusative) ‘within a timespan’] (of an event or holiday)
to ring out (of a shot)

Forms

Partizip II gefallen · Perfekt with sein

1
Das Glas fällt vom Tisch.The glass falls off the table.Present, main clause
2
Er ist gestern auf der Straße gefallen.He fell in the street yesterday.Perfekt with sein
3
Ich sehe, dass der Schnee fällt.I see that the snow is falling.Verb at the end after dass

Verb family

Add a prefix to fallen and the meaning changes.