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すてんと

sutento

Falling flat comically

A comedic, undignified fall where one trips and goes flat. The complete, helpless slip-and-fall with no recovery.

💡Used for slipping on ice, tripping on nothing, or a slapstick fall that's embarrassing but not harmful.

Example

廊下ですべってすてんと転んでしまった。

I slipped in the hallway and fell flat comically.

Quiz yourself

He ___ slipped on the banana peel and fell flat.

バナナの皮ですべって○○と転んだ。

fallingcomedicslippingtrippingundignified
Intermediate