fall

Verb

Plain form fall

Third person singular falls

Simple past fell

Past participle fallen

Present participle falling

1. faɗi, faɗuwa, faɗo, faɗa
2. sauka, sauko/sakko, yi ƙasa

   Before the first rain falls. <> Kafin ruwan fari ya sauko.

   The prices have fallen. <> Farashi ya sakko.

   The rise and fall of prices. <> Hawa da saukar farashi.

3. to fall in disgrace <> ɓata kai
4. to fall into difficulty. <> shiga wahala
5. fall off <> faɗo daga, ɓalla

   The book fell off the shelf. <> Littafin ya faɗo daga kanta.

6. (of hair, leaves) fall out of something <> zuba/zubewa, faɗo daga cikin wani abu

   They all fell out of the canoe. <> Dukansu sun faɗo daga cikin kwalekwale.

7. (of time) fall on... <> kama

   Sallah falls on Monday. <> Hutun Sallah ya kama ran Litinin.

8. (attack) fall upon something/someone <> faɗa/far wa
9. (come apart) fall apart <> ruguje, ɓaɓɓalle, wargaje
10. fall asleep <> yi barci
11. fall behind <> bari a baya

    I've fallen behind in my payments <> An bar ni a baya wajen biyan bashi.

12. fall short <> yi ƙasa, kasa, gaza

    The rain falls short every year. <> Ruwan sama yakan yi ƙasa kowace shekara.

Noun

Singular fall

Plural falls

1. yanayin kaka watau ƙarshen damina. Lokacin da amfanin gona ya nuna. <> Fall is the name for autumn used only in North America, named after the falling of leaves during the season. It is the season when the weather is getting colder, after summer and before winter.