Bedeutung
Heading to the post office.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns love parcel lockers (pakettiautomaatti). It is common to have a 'favorite' locker at your local grocery store. The 'Posti' app is on almost every Finn's phone. The phrase is often triggered by a notification from this app. Picking up a package is a valid reason to decline a social invitation or leave early without being considered rude. In winter, 'going to get a package' is a common reason to brave the cold and get some light exercise.
Use 'Oon' for 'Olen'
In casual conversation, always use 'Oon menossa...' to sound more like a local.
Check the code!
Don't say this phrase unless you have your 'noutokoodi' (pickup code) ready on your phone!
Bedeutung
Heading to the post office.
Use 'Oon' for 'Olen'
In casual conversation, always use 'Oon menossa...' to sound more like a local.
Check the code!
Don't say this phrase unless you have your 'noutokoodi' (pickup code) ready on your phone!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'hakea'.
Olen menossa _______ pakettia.
After 'menossa', we use the 3rd infinitive illative (-maan).
Which sentence is correct for 'I am on my way to get a package'?
Choose the best option:
You need 'hakemaan' (purpose) and 'pakettia' (partitive object).
Complete the dialogue.
A: Minne menet? B: _______
This is the most natural response to 'Where are you going?'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenOlen menossa _______ pakettia.
After 'menossa', we use the 3rd infinitive illative (-maan).
Choose the best option:
You need 'hakemaan' (purpose) and 'pakettia' (partitive object).
A: Minne menet? B: _______
This is the most natural response to 'Where are you going?'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
2 FragenYes, but it means 'I will go and get the package (and finish the task)'. 'Olen menossa hakemaan pakettia' emphasizes that you are on your way right now.
In this specific phrase 'olla menossa hakemaan...', yes, because the action is incomplete. If you have already done it, you say 'hain paketin' (accusative).
Verwandte Redewendungen
käydä postissa
similarto visit the post office
noutaa lähetys
formalto pick up a shipment
viemässä pakettia
contrasttaking a package (to send it)
saapumisilmoitus
builds onarrival notification
