gevallen

Meaning

Verb

1. (ergative) to happen, to occur
2. (dated, ditransitive) to like, to please

Noun

plural of geval

geval

1. (neuter) case, situation, instance
2. (neuter) thing

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vallen

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Concepts

defeated

drop

fall

fallen

fancy

hang

Synonyms

gevallenen

Translations

caído

abgesunken

gepurzelt

πεσμένος

se fall

chu

chus

chue

chues

düşmüş

şehit düşmüş

kötü yola düşmüş

ele geçirilmiş

abgestürzt

yeryüzüne inmiş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣə.ˈvɑ.lə(n)/

Etymology

From ge- + vallen. Cognate with German gefallen (“to please, appeal to”).

Sentences

Het is hier al weer gevallen .

It has been dropped again.

Het is in beide gevallen naar mijn mening niet juist de dialoog te staken .

In both cases, however, I think it would be wrong to break off the talks.

Zij is van haar stoel gedonderd terwijl ze haar gevallen bestek van de grond wou rapen .

She fell from her chair as she tried to pick up her fallen cutlery from the ground.

Ook bilaterale regelingen moeten in bepaalde gevallen mogelijk zijn .

Bilateral arrangements too must be possible in certain cases.