Polyglot Dictionary

hineinfallen

/hɪˈnaɪ̯nˌfalən/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
separable

Forms

present
fällt hinein
past
fiel hinein
perfect
ist hineingefallen

Meaning

  1. to fall in

    Built from hinein (in) + fallen (to fall).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Made of

  • hinein in
  • fallen to fall

Similar words

fallen

hineinfallen specifically means to fall INTO something, like a hole or trap, also figuratively to fall for a trick; fallen is the general verb "to fall."

Practice

1 What does hineinfallen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind ist ins Wasser ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hineinfallen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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