sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Indonesiacolloquial
  • Literally, 'already fallen, then struck by a ladder'; an image of falling and then being hit by a ladder.

  Examples

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  • Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga; anak itu jatuh dari sepeda lalu tertimpa papan kayu yang jatuh dari lantai atas.

    Already fallen, then struck by a ladder; the child fell from his bike and was then hit by a wooden board falling from the upper floor.

  • Kecelakaan itu seperti sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga karena setelah jatuh di jalan, ia juga kehilangan dompetnya.

    The accident was like falling then being struck by a ladder because after falling on the road, he also lost his wallet.

  • Saat hujan deras, terjadi banjir dan listrik padam; benar-benar sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga bagi warga setempat.

    During heavy rain, floods and power outages occurred; truly already fallen, then struck by a ladder for the local residents.

  • Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga; setelah mengalami kegagalan, dia juga dipecat dari pekerjaannya.

    Already fallen, then struck by a ladder; after experiencing failure, he was also fired from his job.

• 2.

  Indonesiacolloquial
  • To suffer an additional misfortune on top of an existing one; to experience multiple setbacks in succession.

  Examples

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  • Setelah kehilangan pekerjaan, dia harus menghadapi masalah keluarga; sungguh sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga.

    After losing his job, he had to face family problems; truly suffering multiple misfortunes in a row.

  • Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga saat usaha kecilnya bangkrut dan dia juga mengalami kecelakaan mobil.

    Already fallen, then struck by a ladder when his small business went bankrupt and he also had a car accident.

  • Mereka merasa sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga ketika pandemi melanda dan rumah mereka juga kebanjiran.

    They felt like suffering multiple misfortunes when the pandemic struck and their house was also flooded.