How to Say "fallen" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “fallen” is “caído” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
VerbA1
as part of a perfect tense
Examples
El niño se ha caído de la cama.
The child has fallen out of bed.
¿Alguna vez has caído en esa trampa?
Have you ever fallen into that trap?
Forming Perfect Tenses
This form (caído) is used with the verb haber to talk about actions that finished recently or in the past: 'He caído' (I have fallen).
Using 'Estar' Instead of 'Haber'
Mistake: “El niño está caído de la cama.”
Correction: El niño se ha caído de la cama. (Use *haber* for the action of falling; use *estar* only to describe the resulting state, which is rare.)
Other Meanings of “caído”
“caído” can also mean:
- describing an object or person(A2)
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