herabfallen
/hɛˈʁapˌfalən/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- fällt herab
- past
- fiel herab
- perfect
- ist herabgefallen
Meaning
-
to fall down
Built from herab (down) + fallen (to fall).
Made of
- herab down
- fallen to fall
Similar words
herabfallen implies falling from a height, downward from somewhere elevated; umfallen implies toppling over, losing balance, from standing to lying down.
herabfallen and hinunterfallen are close synonyms for falling down from a height, largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does herabfallen mean?
to fall down
2 Fill the gap: Ein Ziegel fiel vom Dach ___.
Full sentence: Ein Ziegel fiel vom Dach herab. (A tile fell down from the roof.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches herabfallen?
herabfallen: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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