Bedeutung
Something going wrong or failing.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The forest is a central part of Finnish life and language. Similar forest-based idioms exist in other Nordic languages. Even in cities, people use this idiom frequently. The literal meaning is still understood by those who spend time in the woods.
Use it with friends
Keep it for casual chats.
Don't use in formal writing
Use 'epäonnistua' instead.
Bedeutung
Something going wrong or failing.
Use it with friends
Keep it for casual chats.
Don't use in formal writing
Use 'epäonnistua' instead.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
Kaikki suunnitelmat ___ puihin.
The subject is plural (suunnitelmat), so we use the plural past tense.
Which sentence is correct?
Choose the most natural sentence.
This is the standard way to express the idiom in the past tense.
Match the Finnish phrase with its meaning.
Mennä puihin
The idiom means to fail or go wrong.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenKaikki suunnitelmat ___ puihin.
The subject is plural (suunnitelmat), so we use the plural past tense.
Choose the most natural sentence.
This is the standard way to express the idiom in the past tense.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
The idiom means to fail or go wrong.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
2 FragenNo, it is too informal.
Yes, they are synonyms.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Mennä metsään
synonymTo fail
Mennä pieleen
similarTo go wrong
Epäonnistua
contrastTo fail
Kusta hommat
similarTo mess things up
