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Sie fiel zu Boden.

Translation

She fell to the floor.



Analysis


Sie
     pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
     pron. she
     pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
     pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
     pron. they; them
     es
          pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
          pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
          art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
fiel
     v. first-person singular preterite of fallen
     v. third-person singular preterite of fallen
     fallen
          v. to fall; to drop
          v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
          v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
          v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
zu
     prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
     prep. with respect to; regarding
     prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
     prep. at, on (indicates location)
     prep. at (indicates time)
     prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
     prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
     adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
     adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
     adv. towards; at
     adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
     adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     adj. done up (fastened)
     adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Boden
     n. ground, soil
     n. sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden)
     n. any defined type of soil
     n. floor
     n. attic, garret, loft
     n. (colloquial) flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden)




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