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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *falliāre, from Latin fallere (and so related to Catalan fallir). Compare Occitan falhar.

fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallí, past participle fallat)

  1. (transitive) to miss (to fail to hit)
    Antonym: encertar
  2. (intransitive) to fail (to cease to operate correctly)
    Synonym: fallir
    Antonym: funcionar
  3. (transitive) to let down (to disappoint)

fallar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of fallō

fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallei, past participle fallado)

  1. Obsolete spelling of falar.

From falla, of Catalan origin, ultimately from Latin fallere and hence cognate with English fail.

  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /faˈʝaɾ/ [faˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /faˈʎaɾ/ [faˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /faˈʃaɾ/ [faˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /faˈʒaɾ/ [faˈʒaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fa‧llar

fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallé, past participle fallado)

  1. (transitive) to fail
  2. (intransitive) to crash or break down (a computer)
    Synonym: averiarse
  3. (transitive) to let down (to disappoint)

    me fallan los dedos

    my fingers let me down
  4. (law) to rule, give (a verdict or sentence)
    Synonym: laudar

    Selected combined forms of fallar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive fallar
dative fallarme fallarte fallarle, fallarse fallarnos fallaros fallarles, fallarse
accusative fallarme fallarte fallarlo, fallarla, fallarse fallarnos fallaros fallarlos, fallarlas, fallarse
with gerund fallando
dative fallándome fallándote fallándole, fallándose fallándonos fallándoos fallándoles, fallándose
accusative fallándome fallándote fallándolo, fallándola, fallándose fallándonos fallándoos fallándolos, fallándolas, fallándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative falla
dative fállame fállate fállale fállanos not used fállales
accusative fállame fállate fállalo, fállala fállanos not used fállalos, fállalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative fallá
dative fallame fallate fallale fallanos not used fallales
accusative fallame fallate fallalo, fallala fallanos not used fallalos, fallalas
with formal second-person singular imperative falle
dative fálleme not used fállele, fállese fállenos not used fálleles
accusative fálleme not used fállelo, fállela, fállese fállenos not used fállelos, fállelas
with first-person plural imperative fallemos
dative not used fallémoste fallémosle fallémonos fallémoos fallémosles
accusative not used fallémoste fallémoslo, fallémosla fallémonos fallémoos fallémoslos, fallémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fallad
dative falladme not used falladle falladnos fallaos falladles
accusative falladme not used falladlo, falladla falladnos fallaos falladlos, falladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative fallen
dative fállenme not used fállenle fállennos not used fállenles, fállense
accusative fállenme not used fállenlo, fállenla fállennos not used fállenlos, fállenlas, fállense