kaatua kuolleena maahan

Finnish

Etymology

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

Verb

kaatua kuolleena maahan

(idiomatic) to drop dead (to die suddenly)

Usage notes

This expression is often understood quite literally.

Inflection

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

Synonyms

kuolla äkillisesti (to die suddenly)

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