Falls meaning and definition in german

falls meaning and definition in german

Conjunction
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Colloquially, falls is used somewhat differently than in standard German proper. It does occur in sense 1, but infrequently. In return, it is often heard in sense 2 where formal usage would require für den Fall, dass.
- conditional, somewhat, formal if, in the event that Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen. If it starts raining, we need to close the window.
- chiefly, colloquial in case, in order to be prepared if Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen. Let's close the window, in case it starts raining.