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11 Jan 2020
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What is the difference between steigen and ansteigen and fallen and abfallen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between steigen and ansteigen and fallen and abfallen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Steigen means that something is getting higher , (physically ) ,but ansteigen is pretty similar , in many situations you can use both often u use , Steigen with the präposition an , or ab , fallen und abfallen has a difference in when you use it . For example: Der Abfall ist abgefallen.
It means that it was attached to something , and it basically detached itself ...
fallen is just a general term :
Zum Beispiel der Abfall ist vom Himmel gefallen .
You don’t always know where it comes from.
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@Constantin_Tietz I don't know why you chose 'Abfall' as your example word, as it seems confusing in this context. Do you mean rubbish my it? What does "Der Abfall ist abgefallen" mean?
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