he/she has fallen

Present perfecthe/sheconjugation offall.

fall

el otoño

caer

fall(

fal

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (season)

a. el otoño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The leaves change color in the fall.Las hojas cambian de color en el otoño.

2. (accident)

a. la caída

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He had a bad fall and broke his leg.Tuvo una mala caída y se rompió la pierna.

3. (decline or defeat)

a. la baja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The fall of gas prices is good news for drivers.La baja de la gasolina es una buena noticia para los conductores.

b. la caída

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The fall of the Aztecs is attributed to the arrival of Hernán Cortés.Se atribuye la caída del imperio azteca a la llegada de Hernán Cortés.

4. (act of falling)

a. la caída

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

She watched the fall of the leaves.Vio la caída de las hojas.

5. (distance)

a. la caída

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

It's a long fall from the top of the mountain to the valley below.Es una caída larga de la cima de la montaña hasta el valle abajo.

6. (slope)

a. el desnivel

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She could easily see a fall in the field from atop the hill.Pudo ver fácilmente el desnivel del campo desde la cima del monte.

b. el declive

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The overflowing river soon caused a fall in the terrain.El río desbordado pronto causó un declive en el terreno.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to move unexpectedly towards the ground)

a. caerse

She slipped and fell on the ice.Se resbaló y se cayó en el hielo.

b. caer

The vase fell to the ground with a loud crash.El jarrón cayó al suelo con gran estrépito.

8. (to decrease)

a. caer

The temperature fell below zero.Las temperaturas cayeron bajo cero.

9. (to be defeated)

a. caer

The harbor has fallen to the enemy army.El puerto ha caído en manos del ejército enemigo.

10. (to die)

a. caer

The soldier fell in battle.El soldado cayó en el campo de batalla.

falls

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

11. (waterfall)

a. el salto de agua

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The canoes were getting closer and closer to the falls.Las canoas estaban cada vez más cerca del salto de agua.

b. la caída de agua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The falls are 30 meters high.La caída de agua tiene 30 m de altura.

c. la cascada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

It was a wonderful spot, and in that silence you could only hear the sound of the falls.Era un paraje maravilloso, y en aquel silencio solo se escuchaba el sonido de la cascada.

d. la catarata

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The falls made a deafening noise.La catarata hacía un ruido ensordecedor.

e. las cataratas

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

When we went to Brazil, we visited the Iguazu Falls.Cuando estuvimos en Brasil, visitamos las cataratas del Iguazú.

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