Polyglot Dictionary

Gefallen

/ɡəˈfalən/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gefallen

Meaning

  1. favor

    From gefallen (to please, to be to one's liking).

    • Kannst du mir einen Gefallen tun?

      Can you do me a favor?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gunst

Gefallen is a favor, a specific helpful act; Gunst is favour in the broader sense of goodwill or being in someone's good graces.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

merced

Close — a favor relates to mercy/favour.

Practice

1 What does Gefallen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kannst du mir einen ___ tun?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gefallen?

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