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How to Say ‘When you fell from the sky?’ in German

Als du vom Himmel gefallen bist?

ahls doo fom HIM-el geh-FAL-en bist

[ahls doo fom HIM-el geh-FAL-en bist]

💬 Usage Tip: After als "when", the verb jumps to the very end: gefallen bist. Falling uses sein rather than haben, just like other verbs of moving, such as ich bin gegangen "I went".

Phrase Breakdown

Als du vom Himmel

ahls doo fom HIM-el

When you from heaven

'Als' means 'when' and refers to a single event in the past. 'vom' is short for 'von dem' (from the). Stress 'Him-'.

Example

Als du vom Himmel kamst, war es Nacht.

When you came from heaven, it was night.

Words in this phrase

Als

[ahls]

when

Conjunction for a single event in the past.

Example

Als ich klein war, spielte ich viel.

When I was little, I played a lot.

[doo]

you (singular/informal)

Used when speaking to one person informally.

Example

Wie fühlst du dich heute Abend?

How do you feel this evening?

vom

[fom]

from the

Contraction of 'von dem', showing origin or sender.

Example

Das ist ein Brief vom Kunden.

That's a letter from the customer.

Himmel

[HIM-el]

heaven

Masculine noun meaning sky or heaven; here heaven.

Example

Engel wohnen im Himmel.

Angels live in heaven.

gefallen bist?

geh-FAL-en bist

fell?

This is the perfect tense of 'fallen' (to fall), formed with 'sein'. In a clause starting with 'als', the verb goes to the end. Stress '-fal-'.

Example

Bist du gefallen?

Did you fall?

Words in this phrase

gefallen

[geh-FAL-en]

fallen

Past participle of 'fallen' (to fall), used with 'sein'.

Example

Das Glas ist runtergefallen und gefallen.

The glass has fallen.

bist

[bist]

are

Second person singular of 'sein.'

Example

Du bist sehr charmant.

You are very charming.

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