befall

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) befall

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) befalls

Past tense (ya wuce) befell

Past participle (ya wuce) befallen

Present participle (ana cikin yi) befalling

1. (transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake <> faɗuwa a kan wani.

   (Psalm 34:19) No matter how many calamities befall us, Jehovah is strong enough to deliver us. <> (Zabura 34:19) Komi yawan wahalar da ya faɗa mana, Jehobah yana da ƙarfin cetonmu.

2. (intransitive) To happen. <> faruwa ko auku a kan wani.

   and when the word befalls them <> kuma idan magana ta auku a kansu, --Qur'an 27:82

   Now, though, tragedy befalls her. <> Bayan haka, bala’i ta same ta.