falls

in case, if

English meaning: in case, if
CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate
Vocabulary package: Linking Words & Connectors
Dictionary: German words with F

falls in a sentence

Falls es regnet, machen wir kein Picknick.
If it rains, we won't have a picnic.

Word family

Words built on falls:

ebenfalls der Fallschirm die Fallstudie gegebenenfalls gleichfalls

Where falls comes from

falls ist ein erstarrter Genitiv des Substantivs Fall in seinen Bedeutungen ‚Möglichkeit‘ und ‚Gelegenheit‘. Ab dem 17. Jahrhundert wird dieser Genitiv nur noch subjunktional verwendet.

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Words that go with falls

allerdingshowever, though als obas if, as though andererseitson the other hand dahertherefore; from there damitwith that; so that deswegentherefore, that's why einerseitson one hand einschließlichincluding entweder ... odereither ... or jedochhowever nämlichnamely, that is obwohlalthough, though

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What does falls mean in English?

falls means "in case, if". For example: "Falls es regnet, machen wir kein Picknick." — "If it rains, we won't have a picnic."

What level is falls in German?

falls is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the linking words & connectors vocabulary.

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