befallen
See also: Befällen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪˈfɔlən/
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈfaln̩/, /bəˈfalən/
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- Rhymes: -aln̩
Verb
befallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present befällt, past tense befiel, past participle befallen, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | befallen | ||||
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present participle | befallend | ||||
past participle | befallen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich befalle | wir befallen | i | ich befalle | wir befallen |
du befällst | ihr befallt | du befallest | ihr befallet | ||
er befällt | sie befallen | er befalle | sie befallen | ||
preterite | ich befiel | wir befielen | ii | ich befiele1 | wir befielen1 |
du befielst | ihr befielt | du befielest1 du befielst1 |
ihr befielet1 ihr befielt1 | ||
er befiel | sie befielen | er befiele1 | sie befielen1 | ||
imperative | befall (du) befalle (du) |
befallt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
Swedish
Declension
Inflection of befallen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | befallen | — | — |
Neuter singular | befallet | — | — |
Plural | befallna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | befallne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | befallne | — | — |
All | befallna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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