This is the 15388th most frequent Polish word.
spadają
"Spadają" means "they are falling" in English.
Here, 'spadają' is used to describe the action of leaves falling down from trees, indicating a physical downward motion.
Liście spadają z drzew na ziemię.
Leaves are falling from the trees onto the ground.
In this sentence, 'spadają' refers to a decrease in temperatures, signifying a figurative downward change.
Temperatury spadają jesienią.
Temperatures fall in autumn.
'Spadający' is the present participle form of 'spadają,' used here to describe an object (the stone) in the act of falling.