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afalen

afalen

Asturian

Verb

afalen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of afalar
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of afalar

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From an- + falen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑˌfaːlən/

Verb

afalen (third-person singular present fält an, preterite foul an, past participle agefall, past subjunctive féil an, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. (intransitive, + dative) to occur, to come to mind
    Mer ass nach eppes agefall, nämlech datt...
    One other thing has occurred to me, namely that...
  2. (intransitive) to collapse
    Gëschter ass déi al Millen agefall.
    The old mill collapsed yesterday.
  3. (intransitive, + an) to invade (usurpingly); to assault
    Déi amerikanesch Arméi ass géint d’Vëlkerrecht am Irak agefall.
    The American army invaded Iraq in violation of international law.

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense, separable
infinitive afalen
participle agefall
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
1st singular falen an foul an féil an
2nd singular fäls an fouls an féils an fal an
3rd singular fält an foul an féil an
1st plural falen an foulen an féilen an
2nd plural faalt an foult an féilt an faalt an
3rd plural falen an foulen an féilen an
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.