fälla ner

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) +‎ ner (“down”)

Verb

fälla ner (present fäller ner, preterite fällde ner, supine fällt ner, imperative fäll ner)

  1. Synonym of fälla ihop (when a downward motion in some sense)
    Antonym: fälla upp
    1. to close, etc. (when more idiomatic)

Usage notes

Might instead mean the opposite, if the "open/activated" position of something is down.

Conjugation
Conjugation of fälla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fälla ner fällas ner
Supine fällt ner fällts ner
Imperative fäll ner —
Imper. plural1 fällen ner —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fäller ner fällde ner fälls ner, fälles ner fälldes ner
Ind. plural1 fälla ner fällde ner fällas ner fälldes ner
Subjunctive2 fälle ner fällde ner fälles ner fälldes ner
Participles
Present participle nerfällande
Past participle nerfälld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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