verb
to fall, to drop
A2
fallen means to fall or to drop. It is a strong irregular verb with present stem change a→ä for du/er, Präteritum stem 'fiel' and participle 'gefallen'. It is non-reflexive and uses sein as auxiliary (ich bin gefallen). Imperative forms: fall, fallt.
Examples
Der Schnee fiel leise.
The snow fell quietly.
Er ist vom Stuhl gefallen.
He fell off the chair.
Das Glas ist vom Tisch gefallen.
The glass fell off the table.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a leaf falling from a tree to remember 'fallen'.
Think of 'fall' in English — very similar meaning.
Notes
An intransitive, strong verb. Uses 'sein' as auxiliary in perfect tenses (ist gefallen). Passive voice is generally not used because the verb is intransitive. | Intransitive verb; passive forms are not applicable. Formal imperative (Sie) is not represented here because it requires the pronoun 'Sie', and pronouns are disallowed in conjugation values.