meevallen

Dutch

Etymology

From mee +‎ vallen: The direction of events falls (vallen) in line with (mee) our wishes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːˌvɑ.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: mee‧val‧len

Verb

meevallen

  1. to be better than expected, to be not so bad
    De resultaten vielen mee, gezien de omstandigheden.
    The results were better than expected, given the circumstances.
    De pijn na de operatie viel mee.
    The pain after the surgery wasn't so bad.
    Het viel me mee hoe snel we de taak voltooiden.
    I was surprised by how quickly we completed the task; it was better than I expected.

Inflection
Inflection of meevallen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive meevallen
past singular viel mee
past participle meegevallen
infinitive meevallen
gerund meevallen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular val meeviel meemeevalmeeviel
2nd person sing. (jij) valt meeviel meemeevaltmeeviel
2nd person sing. (u) valt meeviel meemeevaltmeeviel
2nd person sing. (gij) valt meevielt meemeevaltmeevielt
3rd person singular valt meeviel meemeevaltmeeviel
plural vallen meevielen meemeevallenmeevielen
subjunctive sing.1 valle meeviele meemeevallemeeviele
subjunctive plur.1 vallen meevielen meemeevallenmeevielen
imperative sing. val mee
imperative plur.1 valt mee
participles meevallendmeegevallen
1) Archaic.

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