vallen

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to fall, to tumble
2. (intransitive) to fall, to begin (of a time period)
3. (auxiliary) to be able to be
4. (intransitive) to be received a certain way, go down

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɑlə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

New

val

1. (masculine) a fall (act or event of falling)
2. (masculine) a downfall, demise
3. (in-compounds,masculine) A case, modality
4. (in-compounds,masculine) The falling of the night, nightfall

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Sentences

Ga uw eigen uitdagingen maar eens aan
🔛

in plaats van anderen aan
🔛

te vallen !

Face up to the challenges in your own right rather than merely targeting others!

In de herfst vallen alle bladeren van de boom
🌳

.

In autumn, all the leaves fall off the tree.

Ze vallen aan in de flank .

They attack in the flank.

Hij liet zijn plateau op
🆙

de grond vallen .

He dropped his platform to the ground.

Na het lezen
📖

van vele beoordelingen had ze eindelijk haar oog
👁️

laten vallen op een laptop
💻

met een qwertytoetsenbord.

After reading many reviews, she had finally caught her eye on a laptop with a qwerty keyboard.

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