kaatua kuolleena maahan

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kaatua (“to fall”) kuolleena (“dead”) maahan (“to the ground”)

Verb[edit]

kaatua kuolleena maahan

  1. (idiomatic) to drop dead (to die suddenly)

Usage notes[edit]

This expression is often understood quite literally.

Inflection[edit]

See conjugation table for kaatua, kuolleena maahan is not inflected.

Synonyms[edit]

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