ampua tykillä kärpästä

Finnish

Alternative forms
  • ampua kärpästä tykillä

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmpuɑ ˈtykilːæ ˈkærpæstæˣ/, [ˈɑmpuɑ ˈt̪ykilːæ ˈkærpæs̠t̪æ(ʔ)]

Verb

ampua tykillä kärpästä (literally: "to shoot at a fly with a cannon")

  1. (idiomatic) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Conjugation

See ampua. kärpästä is the partitive singular form of kärpänen.

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