caer

to fall (to move to a lower position due…

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Meanings

verb

  1. intransitive, reflexive to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
  2. intransitive to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
  3. intransitive, reflexive to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
  4. intransitive, reflexive to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
  5. intransitive to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
  6. intransitive to fall into (to enter a negative state)
  7. intransitive to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
  8. intransitive to get (to understand)
  9. intransitive to be granted, awarded, or given (potentially by chance)
  10. intransitive to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
  11. intransitive to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
  12. intransitive, reflexive (e.g. of a website) to go down
  13. dialectal, nonstandard, proscribed, transitive to drop

Conjugation

Gerund cayendo · past participle caído

Indicative

presentimperfectpreteritefutureconditional
yocaigocaíacaícaerécaería
túcaescaíascaístecaeráscaerías
voscaéscaíascaístecaeráscaerías
él, ella, ustedcaecaíacayócaerácaería
nosotroscaemoscaíamoscaímoscaeremoscaeríamos
vosotroscaéiscaíaiscaísteiscaeréiscaeríais
ellos, ellas, ustedescaencaíancayeroncaeráncaerían

Subjunctive

presentimperfect (-ra)imperfect (-se)future
yocaigacayeracayesecayere
túcaigascayerascayesescayeres
voscaigáscayerascayesescayeres
él, ella, ustedcaigacayeracayesecayere
nosotroscaigamoscayéramoscayésemoscayéremos
vosotroscaigáiscayeraiscayeseiscayereis
ellos, ellas, ustedescaigancayerancayesencayeren

Imperative

affirmativenegative
túcae, cáeteno caigas
voscaé, caete
ustedcaigano caiga
nosotroscaigamos, caigámonosno caigamos
vosotroscaed, caeosno caigáis
ustedescaiganno caigan

In sentences

Tom se cayó. Tom fell down. #1410209

Me caes mal. I don't like you. #1469950

Me cae bien. I like him. #2686830

Me caes bien. I like you. #436772

No te caigas. Don't slump. #6837593

Vas a caerte. You'll fall! #7308204

Caía la noche. Night fell. #1249543

Te vas a caer. You'll fall down. #2592895