zu Fall kommen

to fall

Türkçe: düşmek

Noun

Fall m.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Die alte Dame kam auf dem vereisten Gehweg zu Fall.

How it is used

Means 'to fall' literally (trip) or figuratively (fail). Neutral register. Use when someone stumbles on the street or a project fails: 'Er ist bei der Prüfung zu Fall gekommen.' Less common than 'fallen' for physical falls.

Other verbs that go with Fall

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• der Fall seinto be the case
• zu Fall bringento bring someone down

All collocations with Fall

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)