caer
/kaˈeɾ/ verb A2- to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
- to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend) · La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. The rain is falling heavier than before.
- to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
- to fall out (to come out of something by falling) · El pelo dañado puede caerse. Damaged hair can fall out.
- to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by · caer en la trampa to fall into the trap
- to fall into (to enter a negative state)
- to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated) · El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. The Roman Empire fell little by little.
- to get (to understand) · No caigo. I don't get it.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- caer
- Gerund
- cayendo
- Past participle
- caído
- Present (yo)
- caigo
- Preterite (yo)
- caí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
caer la blanca nieve sobre la fría tierra,
de cuantos caen de la Luna,
La tarde caía
La tarde caía
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