English

Proper noun

Falls

1. A surname​.
2. An unincorporated community in North Carolina
3. An unincorporated community in West Virginia

German

Noun

Falls

1. genitive singular of Fall

English

Noun

falls ‎(plural falls)

1. A waterfall.

   Niagara Falls

Translations

Noun

falls

1. plural of fall

Verb

falls

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fals/

Conjunction

falls

1. (conditional, somewhat formal) if, in the event that

   Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen.

   If it starts raining, we need to close the window.

2. (chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be prepared if

   Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen.

   Let's close the window, in case it starts raining.

Usage notes

• Falls is synonymous to more common wenn ‎(“if”), but has the advantage of being unambiguously conditional, while wenn can also be used temporally (meaning "when, whenever").
• Colloquially, falls is used somewhat differently than in standard German proper. It does occur in sense 1, but infrequently. In return, it is often heard in sense 2 where formal usage would require für den Fall, dass.

Synonyms

• (sense 1) wenn
• (sense 2) für den Fall, dass

Related terms

• Fall

Icelandic

Noun

falls n

1. indefinite genitive singular of fall

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑls/
• Rhymes: -ɑls

Conjunction

falls

1. if (in the case that)

Swedish

Etymology

• Homophone: fals

Noun

falls

1. indefinite genitive singular of fall
2. indefinite genitive plural of fall

See also

• fals