What is the past tense of falla in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of falla is föll, the same for every person: jag föll, du föll, vi föll. Example from our stories: “– Ett träd föll på taket i natt.”

What is the supine of falla?

fallit. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har fallit, jag hade fallit.

Is falla a regular verb?

No. falla is a strong or irregular verb (group 4): faller, föll, fallit.

falla Conjugation: Swedish Verb “fall”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att falla	to …
Present	faller	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	föll	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har fallit	have …ed
Past perfect	hade fallit	had …ed
Future	ska falla / kommer att falla	will …
Imperative	fall!	… !
Past participle	fallen	…ed (adjective)
Present participle	fallande	…ing

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag faller, du faller, hon faller, vi faller, de faller. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How falla conjugates

Group 4 holds the strong and irregular verbs. They change their vowel in the past and supine (skriva → skrev, skrivit) or are fully irregular (vara → är, var, varit). They are few, but they are the most frequent verbs in the language, so they are worth learning one by one. falla is one of them: faller, föll, fallit. Learn these forms together.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

1 fall

ramlar, trillar

Pattern ngn/ngt faller

falla i gatanfall down in the street
falla framstupafall prostrate
falla omkullfall over
hon föll från tredje våningen

2 fall

dalar, sjunker

Pattern ngt faller

temperaturen föll kraftigt under nattenthere was a sharp drop in temperature during the night
snön fallersnow is falling

3 fall

dör, stupar, omkommer

Pattern ngn faller (i ngt)

falla i stridfall in battle
han föll i strid

4 fall

kapitulerar, erövras

Pattern ngn/ngt faller

han föll för hennes vitalitethe fell for her vitality
staden föll efter en månads belägring

5 —

hamnar (i visst tillstånd)

Pattern ngn/ngt faller i ngt

hon föll i sömn i soffan framför tv:n

Phrases with falla

Swedish builds many meanings by adding a particle (upp, ut, på, om) or a fixed phrase. These are the ones the dictionary lists:

falla i gråtburst into tears
det faller mig inte init doesn't suit me ("I don't want to do it, I don't care about it")

falla in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

– Ett träd föll på taket i natt.Bageriet på hörnet, episode 4
Elin faller på det hårda golvet.Flykten från ishotellet, episode 2
Ett stort träd hade fallit på taket.Bageriet på hörnet, episode 3

falla conjugation