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Spanish Verb Fall
Caer means "to fall" and is usually reflexive when the subject is an actual person or thing and is falling.
Por ejemplo …
Las hojas comienzan a caer en septiembre. | Leaves start to fall in September. | |
Me caigo de la cama. | I’m falling out of bed. | |
¡Cuidado, vas a caerte! | Be careful, you’re going to fall! |
When caer is used figuratively, it is not reflexive.
La tasa de interés cae cada año. | The interest rate falls every year. | |
El sol va a caer. | The sun is going to set. |
Caer conjugations
Caer is a g verb, which means that it’s regular in the present tense in all but the first person singular, which has a g.
yo | caigo | nosotros | caemos | |
tú | caes | vosotros | caéis | |
él, ella, Ud. | cae | ellos, ellas, Uds. | caen |
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