nous sommes tombés

we fell

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we fell The past tense of tomber with nous. Tombés is used for a group of men or a mixed-gender group; tombées is used for a group of women. Depending on context, it can also mean “we have fallen,” “we became pregnant,” or “we fell in love.”

FR: Nous sommes tombés dans la rivière.

EN: We fell into the river.

Nous sommes tombés l'un sur l'autre à la gare.

We ran into each other at the station.

Nous sommes tombés sur un os, mais nous avons trouvé une solution de rechange.

We hit a snag, but we found a workaround.

Nous sommes tombés amoureux au premier rendez-vous.

We fell in love on the first date.

Nous sommes tombés à court de sucre.

We ran out of sugar.

Nous sommes tombés amoureux.

We fell in love.