kumoon
Finnish
Etymology
Stem of the verb kumota (“to tip over, turn upside down”) with illative singular ending -Vn ("V" stands for a "vowel", which is usually the same as the vowel to which the stem ends).
Adverb
kumoon
- over, down, upside down (from an upright position to horizontal one)
- Hän kaatoi pullon kumoon ja vesi tuli pulputen ulos.
- He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.
- Hän kaatoi pullon kumoon ja vesi tuli pulputen ulos.
- mennä ~ : to fall down
- Se rakennus vain meni kumoon!
- That building just fell over!
- Se rakennus vain meni kumoon!
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