tillfalla
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish tilfalla. By surface analysis, till + falla.
Verb
tillfalla (present tillfaller, preterite tillföll, supine tillfallit, imperative tillfall)
- to go to, to fall to one's lot (fall in someone's possession, often as a result of a decision)
- Resten av arvet tillföll Nisse
- The rest of the inheritance went to Nisse
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tillfalla | — | ||
| supine | tillfallit | — | ||
| imperative | tillfall | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tillfallen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tillfaller | tillföll | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | tillfalla | tillföllo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | tillfalle | tillfölle | — | — |
| present participle | tillfallande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.