Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett fall

case, fall, (water)fallAlso the imperative of falla.

Meaning

case; fall; (water)fall

In Swedish: störtning, ramlande

Forms

Forms of fall
Singular, indefiniteett fall
Singular, definitefallet
Plural, indefinitefall
Plural, definitefallen

fall is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fall, det stora fallet. Check another noun

Practise fall

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Is it en fall or ett fall?

fall in a sentence

  • regeringens fall
    the government's fall (downfall)
  • ett fall från tredje våningen
    a fall from the third floor
  • i så fall
    in that case
  • i alla fall
    in any case
  • i varje fall
    in any case
  • i vanliga fall
    usually
  • i vissa fall
    in some cases
  • Romarrikets uppgång och fall
    the rise and fall of the Roman empire

Words built with fall

  • prisfall drop in prices
  • vattenfall falls
  • rättsfall court case
  • vårdfall case for treatment
  • fallstudie case study
  • specialfall special case

Questions

What does fall mean in English?

fall means “case, fall”.

Is it en fall or ett fall?

It is ett fall, and “the case” is fallet.

What is the plural of fall?

fall doesn't change in the plural: ett fall, två fall (definite: fallen).

Origin

From Old Norse fall, from falla (“to fall”).

Nearby common words

fall is number 332 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary