kaatua kuolleena maahan

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

kaatua kuolleena maahan

(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

kuolla äkillisesti (“to die suddenly”)

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