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entfallen

be cancelled

verb ent-FAL-en Less Common
Communication Expressions

Also means

slip one's mind

Usage Note

entfallen is inseparable despite the ent- prefix, and it conjugates like fallen (entfällt, entfiel). It commonly means an event is 'cancelled' or 'omitted' (die Stunde entfällt), and with a dative person it means something slipped your memory: Der Name ist mir entfallen. Its perfect uses sein.

Examples

"Die Sitzung entfällt heute."

Natural Translation

The meeting is cancelled today.

Literal Translation

The meeting falls-away today.

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