A2 Idiom 중립

mennä kaupaksi

to sell well

Many people want to buy it.

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문화적 배경

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.

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Use with Adverbs

Always pair it with 'hyvin' (well) or 'huonosti' (poorly) to give more detail about the sale.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

In written Finnish, make sure 'menevät' is plural if you are selling multiple items like 'kengät' or 'kirjat'.

Many people want to buy it.

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Use with Adverbs

Always pair it with 'hyvin' (well) or 'huonosti' (poorly) to give more detail about the sale.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

In written Finnish, make sure 'menevät' is plural if you are selling multiple items like 'kengät' or 'kirjat'.

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Figurative Mastery

Use it in meetings to describe how your proposal was received. It makes you sound very natural and business-savvy.

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The 'Kuumille Kiville' Boost

If something is selling incredibly fast, use the 'hot stones' variation to sound like a native.

셀프 테스트

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mennä'.

Nämä uudet kengät ______ hyvin kaupaksi.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: menevät

'Kengät' is plural, so the verb must be 'menevät'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

How do you say 'The car sold quickly'?

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Auto meni kaupaksi nopeasti.

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?

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Kaikki meni kaupaksi!

'Kaikki meni kaupaksi' means 'Everything sold!'.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Uskotko, että tämä vanha televisio menee kaupaksi? B: ______, se on hyvässä kunnossa.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Joo, varmasti menee

B confirms that the TV will likely sell.

🎉 점수: /4

시각 학습 자료

Mennä vs. Myydä

Mennä kaupaksi
Subject: Item
Focus: Success
Myydä
Subject: Person
Focus: Action

연습 문제 은행

4 연습 문제
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mennä'. Fill Blank A2

Nämä uudet kengät ______ hyvin kaupaksi.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: menevät

'Kengät' is plural, so the verb must be 'menevät'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

How do you say 'The car sold quickly'?

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Auto meni kaupaksi nopeasti.

The item (auto) is the subject, and we use 'kaupaksi'.

Match the phrase to the situation. situation_matching A1

You are at a flea market and all your items are gone. What do you say?

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Kaikki meni kaupaksi!

'Kaikki meni kaupaksi' means 'Everything sold!'.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion B1

A: Uskotko, että tämä vanha televisio menee kaupaksi? B: ______, se on hyvässä kunnossa.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: Joo, varmasti menee

B confirms that the TV will likely sell.

🎉 점수: /4

자주 묻는 질문

12 질문

Yes! 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.

관련 표현

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tehdä kaupat

similar

to close a deal

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mennä kuin kuumille kiville

builds on

to sell like hotcakes

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olla kysyntää

synonym

to be in demand

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myydä eioota

contrast

to be out of stock

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kaupata

related

to peddle/try to sell

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