| Example in Esperanto | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Do Lena Kaŝkina forfalas. | Lena Kashkina is out. |
| Sed hodiaŭ iĝis konate, Ke kandidateco de Lena Kaŝkina, bedaŭrinde, forfalis. | But today it became known that, unfortunately, the candidacy of Lena Kashkina has fallen away. |
| - Kiel forfalis? | - Why? |
| - Ĉu Lena Kaŝkina forfalis? | - Lena Kashkina's fallen away? |
| A defalis, B forfalis, kio restis sur la tubo? | A fell, B fainted, what remains? |
| Se vi tro plenŝtopas la keston, la fundo forfalos. | If you stuff the box too full, the bottom will fall out. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | verkreukelen | English | crumple |
| French | froisser | German | knautschen,knüllen, krumpeln, verknittern, zerknittern |
| Greek | τσαλακώνω, τσεκουρώνω, τσιτώνω, τυπώνω | Italian | cincischiare, sbertucciare, sgualcire, sgualcirsi |
| Lithuanian | maigyti | Polish | drobić, miętosić, pognieść, pomiąć, pomiętosić, powyginać |
| Romanian | cocoloși | Russian | комкать, скомкать |