einfallen
/ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən/ verb C2- to occur (to someone), to come (to someone); to come to mind [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English think of with the dative object as the subject) · Laß dir was einfallen! Think of something!· Mir würde es nie im Traum einfallen, Astronaut zu sein. I would never dream of being an astronaut.
- for there to be a memory [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English remember with the dative object as the subject) · Es ist mir wieder eingefallen I remember again.
- to invade · Die Soldaten fielen in das Land ein. The soldiers invaded the land.· Jedes Jahr im September fallen die Studenten wie Heuschrecken in diese Stadt ein. Every September the students invade this town like locusts.
- to collapse, to fall in · Wegen der schweren Flut sind die Wände des Hauses eingefallen. Because of the severe flooding, the walls of the house have fallen in.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- einfallen
- Present (er)
- fällt ein
- Präteritum (er)
- fiel ein
- Perfekt (er)
- ist eingefallen
- Infinitive with zu
- einzufallen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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