떨어져 있어

be apart; be away

→ 떨어지다

phrase Rare #16,218

be apart; be away A form of 떨어지다 (“to fall; to be 떨어져”) + 있다 (“to be”), used when something is physically separated, at a distance, or lying somewhere after falling. In the command 떨어져 있어, it can mean “stay away” or “keep your distance.”

KO: 학교가 집에서 멀리 떨어져 있어요.

EN: The school is far away from my house.

바닥에 초콜릿 이라도 떨어져 있어?

Is there any chocolate on the floor?

— 위플래쉬 (2014)

마이크 그냥 떨어져 있어

The mic is just lying there.

— 프레디의 피자가게 2 (2025)

떨어져 있어

Stay away

— 레옹 (1994)