Polyglot Dictionary

falls

/fals/

conjunction A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. in case, if

    Close to wenn, but falls leans more toward "in case" — flagging a possibility rather than a general condition.

Similar words

wenn

wenn is the general word for "if/when"; falls specifically flags a possibility, closer to "in case."

Practice

1 What does falls mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ es regnet, bleiben wir zu Hause.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches falls?

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