hemfalla – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of hemfalla

Modern Swedish

In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.

All Forms

Infinitivehemfalla
Presenthemfaller
Pasthemföll
Imperativehemfall
Supinehemfallit

Translations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Sample Sentences

  • hemfalla åt slött tv-tittande (succumb to [give oneself over to] lazy TV watching)
  • vara hemfallen åt dryckenskap (be given over to drunkenness)
  • hemfalla åt populism (lapse into populism)
  • hemfalla åt önsketänkande (indulge in wishful thinking)
  • hemfalla åt hårklyverier (indulge in hair-splitting)
  • Egendomen hem­föll till kronan (The property reverted to the crown)
  • vara hemfallen till straff (be subject to penalty)
  • hemfalla till straff (be subject to penalty)
  • vara hemfallen till ansvar (be liable)

Additional Information

Etymology

1. liksom d. hjemfalde efter t. heimfallen, anheimfallen References: 1
2. Calque of German heimfallen. See also anheimfallen. See: German, old spelling 'heimfallen'.

Cognates

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Swedish AD ~1900

Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

Gerund: hemfallande

Indicative

Present

jaghemfaller
duhemfaller
han;honhemfaller
vihemfalla
nihemfalla
dehemfalla

Perfect

jaghar hemfallit
duhar hemfallit
han;honhar hemfallit
viha hemfallit
niha hemfallit
deha hemfallit

Past

jaghemföll
duhemföll
han;honhemföll
vihemföllo
nihemföllo
dehemföllo

Pluperfect

jaghade hemfallit
duhade hemfallit
han;honhade hemfallit
vihade hemfallit
nihade hemfallit
dehade hemfallit

Future

jagskulle hemfalla
duskulle hemfalla
han;honskulle hemfalla
viskola hemfalla
niskola hemfalla
deskola hemfalla

Future Perfect

jagskulle ha(va) hemfallit
duskulle ha(va) hemfallit
han;honskulle ha(va) hemfallit
viskola ha(va) hemfallit
niskola ha(va) hemfallit
deskola ha(va) hemfallit

Conjunctive

Present

jagmå hemfalla
dumå hemfalla
han;honmå hemfalla
vimå hemfalla
nimå hemfalla
demå hemfalla

Perfect

jagmå ha(va) hemfallit
dumå ha(va) hemfallit
han;honmå ha(va) hemfallit
vimå ha(va) hemfallit
nimå ha(va) hemfallit
demå ha(va) hemfallit

Past

jagskulle hemfalla
duskulle hemfalla
han;honskulle hemfalla
viskulle hemfalla
niskulle hemfalla
deskulle hemfalla

Pluperfect

jagskulle ha(va) hemfallit
duskulle ha(va) hemfallit
han;honskulle ha(va) hemfallit
viskulle ha(va) hemfallit
niskulle ha(va) hemfallit
deskulle ha(va) hemfallit

Conditional

Present

jagskulle hemfalla
duskulle hemfalla
han;honskulle hemfalla
viskulle hemfalla
niskulle hemfalla
deskulle hemfalla

Perfect

jagskulle ha(va) hemfallit
duskulle ha(va) hemfallit
han;honskulle ha(va) hemfallit
viskulle ha(va) hemfallit
niskulle ha(va) hemfallit
deskulle ha(va) hemfallit

Imperative

duhemfall
viLåt oss hemfalla
nihemfall

Swedish Dialects of Finland