Bedeutung
Many people want to buy it.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Flea market culture (kirpputori) is huge. Finns love recycling and finding bargains. 'Mennä kaupaksi' is the most common phrase heard at weekend markets. In Finnish startups, 'mennä kaupaksi' is used to describe 'Product-Market Fit'. If your product 'menee kaupaksi', you have a viable business. Using this phrase for people (e.g., in dating) can be seen as objectifying, but it is common in very casual, humorous 'locker room' talk. In academic circles, an idea 'going for sale' implies it has been peer-reviewed and accepted as a valid theory.
Use with Adverbs
Always pair it with 'hyvin' (well) or 'huonosti' (poorly) to give more detail about the sale.
Subject-Verb Agreement
In written Finnish, make sure 'menevät' is plural if you are selling multiple items like 'kengät' or 'kirjat'.
Bedeutung
Many people want to buy it.
Use with Adverbs
Always pair it with 'hyvin' (well) or 'huonosti' (poorly) to give more detail about the sale.
Subject-Verb Agreement
In written Finnish, make sure 'menevät' is plural if you are selling multiple items like 'kengät' or 'kirjat'.
Figurative Mastery
Use it in meetings to describe how your proposal was received. It makes you sound very natural and business-savvy.
The 'Kuumille Kiville' Boost
If something is selling incredibly fast, use the 'hot stones' variation to sound like a native.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mennä'.
Nämä uudet kengät ______ hyvin kaupaksi.
'Kengät' is plural, so the verb must be 'menevät'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
How do you say 'The car sold quickly'?
The item (auto) is the subject, and we use 'kaupaksi'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at a flea market and all your items are gone. What do you say?
'Kaikki meni kaupaksi' means 'Everything sold!'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Uskotko, että tämä vanha televisio menee kaupaksi? B: ______, se on hyvässä kunnossa.
B confirms that the TV will likely sell.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Mennä vs. Myydä
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenNämä uudet kengät ______ hyvin kaupaksi.
'Kengät' is plural, so the verb must be 'menevät'.
How do you say 'The car sold quickly'?
The item (auto) is the subject, and we use 'kaupaksi'.
You are at a flea market and all your items are gone. What do you say?
'Kaikki meni kaupaksi' means 'Everything sold!'.
A: Uskotko, että tämä vanha televisio menee kaupaksi? B: ______, se on hyvässä kunnossa.
B confirms that the TV will likely sell.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenYes! You can say 'Hierontapalvelut menevät hyvin kaupaksi' (Massage services are selling well).
It is neutral. You can use it with friends or in a business meeting.
You can say 'ei mene kaupaksi' or 'jäädä hyllyyn' (to stay on the shelf).
The translative case '-ksi' indicates a change of state (becoming a sale), which is the standard way to express this in Finnish.
Only if you are jokingly saying that you are 'on the market' (e.g., dating), but it's very informal and a bit weird.
No, it only implies that a transaction happened. You can add 'kalliilla' (for a high price) if needed.
Very often! Look for headlines about the economy or new product launches.
Absolutely. 'Sovellus menee kaupaksi sovelluskaupassa' is perfect.
Use 'mennä kuin kuumille kiville'.
'Myydä hyvin' focuses on the action of selling, while 'mennä kaupaksi' focuses on the item being bought.
Yes, 'meni kaupaksi' is very common for things already sold.
It means people don't believe you or don't accept your suggestion.
Verwandte Redewendungen
tehdä kaupat
similarto close a deal
mennä kuin kuumille kiville
builds onto sell like hotcakes
olla kysyntää
synonymto be in demand
myydä eioota
contrastto be out of stock
kaupata
relatedto peddle/try to sell
