The Dutch word for to fall is
vallen
Dutch Definition
fall | |
1. vallen | |
2. val |
Translations for fall and their definitions
Val | |
1. Proper noun. . | |
2. n-m. A fall (act or event of falling). | |
3. n-m. A downfall, demise. | |
4. n-m. (in compounds) A case, modality | |
5. n-m. (in compounds) The falling of the night, nightfall. | |
6. n-f. A physical trap, snare. | |
7. n-f. Any trap, ploy. | |
8. v. first-person singular present indicative of vallen | |
9. v. imperative of vallen | |
10. n-m. (obsolete) A catfish. | |
11. n-m. Any of its relatives in the family Siluridae. |
vallen | © | |
1. v. to fall, to tumble | ||
De appel viel van de boom. - The apple fell from the tree. | ||
Ze viel toen ze aan het rennen was. - She tumbled while she was running. | ||
2. v. to fall, to begin (of a time period) | ||
De avond valt. - Afternoon begins. | ||
De nacht valt. - The night falls. | ||
De winter viel vroeg dit jaar. - The winter began early this year. | ||
3. v. (auxiliary) to be able to be | ||
Dat valt niet te verbeteren. - That cannot be improved. | ||
4. n. plural of val |
verval | |
1. n-n. decay | |
2. n-n. (geography, hydrology) vertical distance between two points of a watercourse (in units of length) | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of vervallen | |
4. v. imperative of vervallen |
ondergang | |
1. n-m. the setting (of the sun or moon) | |
ondergang van de maan — moonset | |
zonsondergang — sunset | |
2. n-m. downfall, ruination |
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