English–German
“fall” in German
How to say “fall” in German
“Fall” in German is fallen.
Something loses height or level, whether it comes down gently, drops suddenly, or ends up lower than before.
Example sentences with fallen
Die Tassen fallen vom Tisch.
The cups fall off the table.
Tips for using fallen
- Fallen is intransitive for an unplanned downward movement, while causing something to drop is expressed with fallen lassen or a different transitive verb.
Other German words for “fall”
Beim Wandern erlitt er einen Sturz und brach sich den Arm.
While out hiking, he suffered a fall and broke his arm.
Im Winter sinken die Temperaturen oft.
In winter, temperatures often fall.
Er stürzte von der Leiter und verletzte sich.
He fell from the ladder and injured himself.