No. 1,257 in German
ausgefallen
Unusual or extraordinary.
In a sentence
Die Veranstaltung war sehr ausgefallen und interessant.
The event was very unusual and interesting.
Here, 'ausgefallen' is used as an adjective to describe the event as being extravagantly unique or unusual.
Heute Morgen ist der Bus ausgefallen.
This morning, the bus broke down or did not operate.
In this sentence, 'ausgefallen' is used as a past participle to indicate that the bus service was interrupted or did not run as expected.
Der Strom ist gestern wegen eines Gewitters ausgefallen.
The power went out yesterday because of a thunderstorm.
Here, 'ausgefallen' is used in its participle form to indicate the cessation or failure of the power supply due to external circumstances.
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