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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

befallen me?

hi teachers,

I am reading a blog and in this blog is 'befallen me'. What does this mean?

I remained inside my room for three months because of a prolonged depressive episode that had befallen me as a result of this ordeal.
  

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Anonymous befallen happened to (used when something negative happens) CJ

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Anonymousbefallen
happened to

(used when something negative happens)

CJ
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Thank you. But why did the writer not use 'befallen onto me'? Why not use 'onto'..?
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Befall is a transitive verb.
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Anonymouswhy did the writer not use 'befallen onto me'?
Because that would not be correct English. Every verb has its own little rules, and befall is not followed by onto.

CJ
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