fälla ut

Swedish

Etymology

fälla (“fold (when used with a particle), precipitate”) +‎ ut (“out”)

Verb

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

  1. to unfold, to fold out (something more or less rigid, so as to bring into a less compact (and often "activated") state, when an outward motion in some sense)
    Antonyms: fälla in, fälla ihop, fälla samman
    fälla ut backspeglarna
    unfold the rear-view mirrors
    Backspeglarna är utfällda
    The rear-view mirrors are unfolded
    1. to spread, to extend, etc. (when more idiomatic)
      Fågeln fällde ut vingarna
      The bird spread its wings
      fälla ut landingsstället
      extend the landing gear
  2. to precipitate (cause to precipitate out of a liquid)
    Synonym: utfälla

Usage notes

Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "closed/deactivated" position of something is out.

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

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