omhoogvallen
Dutch
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Verb
editomhoogvallen
- quickly make career without merit; lit. 'to fall upwards'
- (Brabant) "Wa komde tege in een hospitaal? Wa omhooggevalle idiote in 't wit, dazal!"
- 'Who do you encounter in hospital? Arrogant idiots in white, that's what!'
Conjugation
editConjugation of omhoogvallen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | omhoogvallen | |||
past singular | viel omhoog | |||
past participle | omhooggevallen | |||
infinitive | omhoogvallen | |||
gerund | omhoogvallen n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | val omhoog | viel omhoog | omhoogval | omhoogviel |
2nd person sing. (jij) | valt omhoog, val omhoog2 | viel omhoog | omhoogvalt | omhoogviel |
2nd person sing. (u) | valt omhoog | viel omhoog | omhoogvalt | omhoogviel |
2nd person sing. (gij) | valt omhoog | vielt omhoog | omhoogvalt | omhoogvielt |
3rd person singular | valt omhoog | viel omhoog | omhoogvalt | omhoogviel |
plural | vallen omhoog | vielen omhoog | omhoogvallen | omhoogvielen |
subjunctive sing.1 | valle omhoog | viele omhoog | omhoogvalle | omhoogviele |
subjunctive plur.1 | vallen omhoog | vielen omhoog | omhoogvallen | omhoogvielen |
imperative sing. | val omhoog | |||
imperative plur.1 | valt omhoog | |||
participles | omhoogvallend | omhooggevallen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |