ins Wasser fallen

to fall into the water

Türkçe: suya düşmek

Noun

das Wasser n.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

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Neutral/idiomatic

Watch out. Common mistake: using literal meaning for figurative context.

In a sentence

Which form of fallen fills the gap?

Das geplante Picknick ____ leider ins Wasser, weil es regnete.

How it is used

Literal: 'to fall into the water'; figurative: 'to fall through' (plans fail). Neutral/idiomatic. Use when a picnic is canceled due to rain ('Der Ausflug fällt ins Wasser'). Common mistake: using literal meaning for figurative context.

Other verbs that go with Wasser

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. das Wasser abgrabento cut off someone's water supply
• (kopfüber) ins kalte Wasser springento jump into cold water
• Wasser aufsetzento put water on to boil

All collocations with Wasser

Other collocations built on fallen

• auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint

All 17 collocations built on fallen

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• an Dynamik gewinnento gain momentum or become more dynamic
• Wirkung zeigento take effect
• einen Apfel entkernento core an apple
• in den Himmel aufsteigento rise into heaven, poetic or religious
• Platz machento make room

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen