# der Fall

der Fall is a German noun meaning “fall”. Forms: des Falles, die Fälle.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Falles
- Plural: die Fälle

## In other languages

- Русский: падение
- Українська: падіння

## Noun

1. fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)
   - freier Fall — free fall
2. fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)
   - der Fall von Konstantinopel — the fall of Constantinople
3. fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc.
4. case (actual event, situation, or fact)
   - Im Falle eines Falles. — in case of an emergency.

## Noun

1. halyard

## Examples

- In Japan ist das nicht der Fall. — That isn't the case in Japan.
- Der Film war nicht so mein Fall. — It wasn't a movie for me.
- Der Baum stand kurz vor dem Fall. — The tree was ready to fall.
- In diesem Fall ist es das gleiche. — In this case, it's the same thing.
- Nimm auf jeden Fall einen Schirm mit! — Be sure to take an umbrella.

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