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"Se cayó" is a form of "se cayó", a phrase which is often translated as "he fell". "Enfermo" is a form of "enfermo", an adjective which is often translated as "sick". Learn more about the difference between "se cayó" and "enfermo" below.
se cayó
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. he fell (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
¿Por qué está llorando Pedro? - Se cayó.Why is Pedro crying? - He fell.
b. she fell (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Marina corrió para tomar el bus. Se cayó, pero rápidamente se paró y siguió corriendo.Marina ran to catch the bus. She fell, but she quickly stood up and kept running.
a. it fell out
Perdí mi celular. Imagino que se cayó de mi bolsillo.I lost my cellphone. I guess it fell out of my pocket.
b. it fell off
¿Dónde está mi póster de J. Balvin? - Se cayó.Where's my J. Balvin poster? - It fell off.
enfermo, el enfermo, la enferma(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (unhealthy)
c. unwell
El director está enfermo desde el lunes y no pudo hacer el viaje.The director has been unwell since Monday and couldn't make the trip.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. sick person
Un grupo de voluntarios de la escuela va a visitar a los enfermos del hospital de la zona.A group of volunteers from our school visits sick people at the local hospital.
b. patient
Ya no quedan enfermos de ébola en este hospital.There aren't any Ebola patients left in this hospital.
