der Fall sein
to be the case
Türkçe: geçerli olmak
In a sentence
Der Anwalt bestätigte, dass dies nicht der Fall ist.
How it is used
Means 'to be the case' – confirming a situation is true. Neutral register. Use in a meeting to agree: 'Das ist tatsächlich der Fall.' Avoid overusing; it's slightly formal for casual chat.
Other verbs that go with Fall
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on sein
- an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
- in Arbeit seinto be employed
- außer Atem seinto be out of breath
- im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
- der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
- in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
- in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
- in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil
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