معنی
Someone is not understanding something.
زمینه فرهنگی
Finns are known for being very direct. If someone says 'ei mene jakeluun,' they aren't trying to be subtle—they are genuinely annoyed by the lack of progress in the conversation. In Finnish work culture, efficiency is key. This phrase is often used in 'coffee room talk' to vent about bureaucratic processes or clients that seem to block progress. Teachers might use this phrase jokingly with students they have a good relationship with, but it's usually a sign that the teacher is running out of ways to explain a concept. You will often see this in tabloid headlines (like Ilta-Sanomat) when a celebrity or politician does something that the public finds incomprehensible.
Use 'Mun' and 'Sun'
In real life, people almost always say 'mun jakeluun' or 'sun jakeluun' rather than just 'jakeluun'. It makes you sound much more like a native speaker.
Watch the Tone
This phrase can sound very aggressive if you say it with a loud voice. Use it carefully unless you are actually trying to start a fight.
معنی
Someone is not understanding something.
Use 'Mun' and 'Sun'
In real life, people almost always say 'mun jakeluun' or 'sun jakeluun' rather than just 'jakeluun'. It makes you sound much more like a native speaker.
Watch the Tone
This phrase can sound very aggressive if you say it with a loud voice. Use it carefully unless you are actually trying to start a fight.
The Iron Wire Connection
If you use 'ei mene jakeluun' and 'vääntää rautalangasta' in the same conversation, you will impress any Finn with your idiomatic knowledge.
خودت رو بسنج
Fill in the missing word in the correct case.
Olen selittänyt tämän jo monta kertaa, mutta se ei mene ______.
The phrase always uses the illative case 'jakeluun' to show movement into the mind.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I don't understand this math problem' in slang?
Miten sanot tämän puhekielellä?
Option A uses the idiomatic slang expression correctly with the personal pronoun 'mun'.
Complete the dialogue with the most appropriate response.
A: 'Sano sille, että tupakointi on kielletty.' B: 'Sanoin jo, mutta...'
The context implies the person is ignoring the rule, so 'ei mene jakeluun' fits perfectly.
🎉 امتیاز: /3
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بانک تمرین
3 تمرینهاOlen selittänyt tämän jo monta kertaa, mutta se ei mene ______.
The phrase always uses the illative case 'jakeluun' to show movement into the mind.
Miten sanot tämän puhekielellä?
Option A uses the idiomatic slang expression correctly with the personal pronoun 'mun'.
A: 'Sano sille, että tupakointi on kielletty.' B: 'Sanoin jo, mutta...'
The context implies the person is ignoring the rule, so 'ei mene jakeluun' fits perfectly.
🎉 امتیاز: /3
سوالات متداول
10 سوالYes, it can be. It's informal and implies the other person is being slow or difficult. Use it with friends, not strangers.
Absolutely! It's very common to say 'Tämä ei mene mun jakeluun' when you're struggling to learn something. It's not rude when used about yourself.
They are interchangeable. 'Kaaliin' (into the cabbage) is slightly more slangy, while 'jakeluun' is a bit more common in general informal speech.
Because the information is 'going' (mennä) somewhere. In Finnish, movement into a place requires the illative case (-un).
Yes: 'Se ei mennyt jakeluun' (It didn't sink in).
Yes, you can say 'Nyt meni jakeluun!' (Now I get it!), but 'Nyt hoksasin!' or 'Nyt ymmärsin!' are more common for the positive.
Usually, yes. You wouldn't say a computer 'ei mene jakeluun,' but you would say a command you gave the computer 'ei mennyt jakeluun' (metaphorically).
Yes, it's a standard idiom across the whole country.
No! It's way too informal. Stick to 'ymmärtää' or 'sisäistää'.
It means 'distribution,' like the distribution of mail, newspapers, or electricity.
عبارات مرتبط
vääntää rautalangasta
builds onTo explain something very simply (literally: to twist out of iron wire).
ei mene kaaliin
synonymIt doesn't go into the head (cabbage).
mennä perille
contrastTo reach the destination / to be understood.
sytyttää hitaasti
similarTo be slow on the uptake.
