fälla in
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) + in (“in”)
Verb
[edit]fälla in (present fäller in, preterite fällde in, supine fällt in, imperative fäll in)
- Synonym of fälla ihop (when an inward motion in some sense)
- Antonym: fälla ut
- fälla in backspeglarna
- fold the rear-view mirrors
- Backspeglarna är infällda
- The rear-view mirrors are folded
- to retract, etc. (when more idiomatic)
- fälla in landningsstället
- retract the landing gear
Usage notes
[edit]Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "open/activated" position of something is in.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fälla in | fällas in | ||
| supine | fällt in | fällts in | ||
| imperative | fäll in | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | fällen in | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | fäller in | fällde in | fälls in, fälles in | fälldes in |
| ind. plural1 | fälla in | fällde in | fällas in | fälldes in |
| subjunctive2 | fälle in | fällde in | fälles in | fälldes in |
| present participle | infällande | |||
| past participle | infälld | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.