abgefallen
fallen off
Detached from a surface, body, or plant and fallen downward.
EXAMPLE
Im Herbst fegen wir die abgefallenen Blätter zusammen.
In autumn, we sweep up the fallen leaves.
abgefallen
fallen off / apostate
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Meanings
abgefallen
apostate
Having abandoned one's previous religious, political, or personal affiliation.
EXAMPLE
Er gilt in seiner früheren Glaubensgemeinschaft als abgefallen.
He is regarded as an apostate in his former religious community.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry abgefallen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | abgefallen |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Abgefallen' (fallen off / apostate) is the past participle of the separable verb 'abfallen' (to fall off / to apostatize): The prefix 'ab-' is separated in a main clause, but appears directly before 'gefallen' in the participle. The verb forms the perfect tense with 'sein' and is also used attributively before a noun.
EXAMPLE
Die abgefallene Farbe lag auf dem Boden.
The paint that had fallen off lay on the floor.
Preposition 'von'
In the literal sense, 'von' (from) is often used with the dative when the surface or body from which something has detached is mentioned.
EXAMPLE
Sie nähte den von der Jacke abgefallenen Knopf wieder an.
She sewed the button that had fallen off the jacket back on.
Fixed expression
In the religious sense, 'abgefallen' (apostate) is especially often used with 'vom Glauben' (from the faith) or 'von seiner Glaubensgemeinschaft' (from one's religious community). The affiliation is expressed with 'von' (from) and the dative.
EXAMPLE
In den alten Texten wird er als vom Glauben abgefallen bezeichnet.
In the old texts, he is described as having apostatized from the faith.
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