Fall on Meaning in English

expression

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التعريف

To physically come to rest on something (like 'the rain falls on the roof'), or for responsibility, blame, or work to be given to someone ('the job fell on me').

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for responsibility ('the task falls on you'), and for physical placement ('light falls on the table'). Can sound slightly formal when about responsibility. Not used with people as direct objects when physically falling (say 'fall onto someone').

• Spanish: caer en - recaer en (responsabilidad)
• Portuguese (BR): cair sobre - recair em (responsabilidade)
• Portuguese (PT): cair sobre - recair em (responsabilidade)
• Chinese (Simplified): 落在...上 - 归咎于（责任）
• Chinese (Traditional): 落在...上 - 歸咎於（責任）
• Hindi: पर गिरना - जिम्मेदारी आना
• Arabic: يقع على - يُلقى على (مسؤولية)
• Bengali: পড়া - দায়িত্ব পড়া - পড়ে যাওয়া (দায়িত্ব/দোষ)
• Russian: падать на - ложиться на (ответственность/вина)
• Japanese: 降りかかる - の上に当たる
• Vietnamese: rơi vào - đổ lên (trách nhiệm/công việc)
• Korean: 떨어지다 - 맡겨지다 (책임/비난)
• Turkish: üzerine düşmek - üzerine gelmek
• Urdu: پڑنا - عائد ہونا (ذمہ داری/الزام)
• Indonesian: jatuh pada - dibebankan pada (tanggung jawab/kesalahan)

جمل نموذجية

Snow falls on the mountains every winter.

basic

The responsibility to care for the dog falls on me.

basic

Sunlight falls on the living room floor in the morning.

basic

When everyone left, the extra work fell on me.

natural

Her birthday always falls on a weekend.

natural

Blame for the mistake fell on the manager.

natural