gefallen

See also: Gefallen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfaln̩/, /ɡəˈfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧fal‧len

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gevallen, from Old High German gifallan.[1] Equivalent to ge- + fallen.

Verb

gefallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present gefällt, past tense gefiel, past participle gefallen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to please; to appeal to
    Antonym: missfallen
    Diese Hose gefällt mir.I like these trousers.
    Dir wird es hier gefallen.You'll like it here.
Conjugation

Participle

gefallen

  1. past participle of fallen

Adjective

gefallen (strong nominative masculine singular gefallener, not comparable)

  1. fallen, dropped
Declension

Participle

gefallen

  1. past participle of gefallen
Declension

References

  1. gefallen” in Duden online

Further reading

West Frisian

Noun

gefallen

  1. plural of gefal
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