caer

See also: Caer

Asturian

Verb

caer

  1. Alternative form of cayer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caer, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”).

Verb

caer (first-person singular present caio, first-person singular preterite caín, past participle caído)

  1. (intransitive) to fall, fall off, fall down
  2. (of a time) to fall on; to occur
  3. to fall; to decline; to collapse
  4. to fall; to die in battle

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”). Cognate with Portuguese cair.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈeɾ/

Verb

caer (first-person singular present caigo, first-person singular preterite caí, past participle caído)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
  2. (intransitive) to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
    La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. ― The rain is falling heavier than before.
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
    El pelo dañado puede caerse. ― Damaged hair can fall out.
  5. (intransitive) to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
    caer en la trampa ― to fall in the trap
  6. (intransitive) to fall into (to enter a negative state)
  7. (intransitive) to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
    El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. ― The Roman Empire fell little by little.
  8. (intransitive) to get (to understand)
    No caigo. ― I don't get it.
  9. (intransitive) to be granted or awarded
    Le cayó una multa. ― She got fined.
  10. (intransitive) to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
  11. (intransitive) to fall on (to occur on a particular day)

Conjugation

        Conjugation of caer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive caer
    gerund cayendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular caído caída
    plural caídos caídas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present caigo caestú
    caésvos    		 cae caemos caéis caen
    imperfect caía caías caía caíamos caíais caían
    preterite caí caíste cayó caímos caísteis cayeron
    future caeré caerás caerá caeremos caeréis caerán
    conditional caería caerías caería caeríamos caeríais caerían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present caiga caigas caiga caigamos caigáis caigan
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 cayera cayeras cayera cayéramos cayerais cayeran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 cayese cayeses cayese cayésemos cayeseis cayesen
    future1 cayere cayeres cayere cayéremos cayereis cayeren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative caetú
    caévos    		 caiga caigamos caed caigan
    negative no caigas no caiga no caigamos no caigáis no caigan
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

    Other verbs with this conjugation:

    ► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-er_(conjugation_caer)'>Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation caer)</a>
          Selected combined forms of caeredit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive caer
      dative caerme caerte caerle, caerse caernos caeros caerles, caerse
      accusative caerme caerte caerlo, caerla, caerse caernos caeros caerlos, caerlas, caerse
      with gerund cayendo
      dative cayéndome cayéndote cayéndole, cayéndose cayéndonos cayéndoos cayéndoles, cayéndose
      accusative cayéndome cayéndote cayéndolo, cayéndola, cayéndose cayéndonos cayéndoos cayéndolos, cayéndolas, cayéndose
      with informal second-person singular imperative cae
      dative cáeme cáete cáele cáenos not used cáeles
      accusative cáeme cáete cáelo, cáela cáenos not used cáelos, cáelas
      with formal second-person singular imperative caiga
      dative cáigame not used cáigale, cáigase cáiganos not used cáigales
      accusative cáigame not used cáigalo, cáigala, cáigase cáiganos not used cáigalos, cáigalas
      with first-person plural imperative caigamos
      dative not used caigámoste caigámosle caigámonos caigámoos caigámosles
      accusative not used caigámoste caigámoslo, caigámosla caigámonos caigámoos caigámoslos, caigámoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative caed
      dative caedme not used caedle caednos caeos caedles
      accusative caedme not used caedlo, caedla caednos caeos caedlos, caedlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative caigan
      dative cáiganme not used cáiganle cáigannos not used cáiganles, cáiganse
      accusative cáiganme not used cáiganlo, cáiganla cáigannos not used cáiganlos, cáiganlas, cáiganse
            Conjugation of caerse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
        infinitive caerse
        gerund cayéndose
        past participle masculine feminine
        singular caído caída
        plural caídos caídas
        singular plural
        1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
        indicative yo tú
        vos        		 él/ella/ello
        usted        		 nosotros
        nosotras        		 vosotros
        vosotras        		 ellos/ellas
        ustedes
        present me caigo te caestú
        se caésvos        		 se cae nos caemos os caéis se caen
        imperfect me caía te caías se caía nos caíamos os caíais se caían
        preterite me caí te caíste se cayó nos caímos os caísteis se cayeron
        future me caeré te caerás se caerá nos caeremos os caeréis se caerán
        conditional me caería te caerías se caería nos caeríamos os caeríais se caerían
        subjunctive yo tú
        vos        		 él/ella/ello
        usted        		 nosotros
        nosotras        		 vosotros
        vosotras        		 ellos/ellas
        ustedes
        present me caiga te caigas se caiga nos caigamos os caigáis se caigan
        imperfect
        (ra)        		 me cayera te cayeras se cayera nos cayéramos os cayerais se cayeran
        imperfect
        (se)        		 me cayese te cayeses se cayese nos cayésemos os cayeseis se cayesen
        future1 me cayere te cayeres se cayere nos cayéremos os cayereis se cayeren
        imperative — tú
        vos        		 usted nosotros
        nosotras        		 vosotros
        vosotras        		 ustedes
        affirmative cáete cáigase caigámonos caeos cáiganse
        negative no te caigas no se caiga no nos caigamos no os caigáis no se caigan
        • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

        Other verbs with this conjugation:

        ► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-er_(conjugation_caer)'>Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation caer)</a>
            Selected combined forms of caerseedit data
        singular plural
        1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
        Infinitives
        accusative caerme caerte caerse caernos caeros caerse
        gerunds
        accusative cayéndome cayéndote cayéndose cayéndonos cayéndoos cayéndose
        with positive imperatives
        accusative not used cáete cáigase caigámonos caeos cáiganse

        Derived terms

        References

        Welsh

        Pronunciation

        Etymology 1

        From Proto-Celtic *kagrom (compare Cornish ker (“fort, camp (earthwork), hillfort”)), from *kagyom (“enclosure, fence”). More at cae.

        Noun

        caer m (plural caerau or caeroedd)

        1. fort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle, fortress, citadel, fortified town or city
        2. wall, rampart, bulwark
        3. twill
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

        Alternative forms

        Verb

        caer

        1. (literary) impersonal imperative of cael

        Mutation

        Welsh mutation
        radical soft nasal aspirate
        caer gaer nghaer chaer
        Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
        possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

        References

        • “caer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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