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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑi̯nen ˈlintu ˈmɑdon ˈnɑpːɑː/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝i̯ne̞n ˈlin̪t̪u ˈmɑ̝do̞n ˈnɑ̝pːɑ̝ː]

aikainen lintu madon nappaa

  1. the early bird gets the worm

The word order here is SOV (subject–object–verb). While the neutral word order in Finnish is SVO, the word order is not fixed; other word orders are also used, and are particularly common in idioms and sayings.

SUBJECTOBJECTVERB
aikainenlintumadonnappaa
earlybirdwormcatches