wegfallen

/ˈvɛkˌfalən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fällt weg
past
fiel weg
perfect
ist weggefallen

Meaning

  1. to be dropped, to cease

    Built from weg (away) + fallen (to fall).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • weg away
  • fallen to fall

Practice

1 What does wegfallen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diese Regel ___ weg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wegfallen?

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