Meaning of mennä | Babel Free
/ˈmenːæˣ/Määritelmät
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to go [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (move away from a point of reference) intransitive
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to go, extend intransitive
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to go, lead (of a path, etc.) intransitive
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to go, turn out, proceed intransitive
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to go, enter, get, begin, start [(of direction or state) with illative; or (what something or someone becomes, e.g. adjectives) with translative; or with adverb] (general verb for describing entering some kind of state) intransitive
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to be spent; take, pass, spend, go (time, resources, etc.) (see usage notes) impersonal, intransitive, with-illative
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to go (and [do]) [with illative of third infinitive] (do an action, implying that someone should be criticized for doing it) intransitive
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to go, fit intransitive
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to go (be expressed or composed in a certain way, e.g. of the words in a song) intransitive
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to do, be good enough colloquial, intransitive
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to sell informal, intransitive
Esimerkit
“mennä nukkumaan”
to go to sleep, go to bed
“mennä liian pitkälle”
to go too far
“mennä kalastamaan järvelle”
to go to fish at the lake
“mennä kahville”
to go for a coffee
“Tie menee pellolle saakka.”
The road goes up to the field.
“Polku menee talon ohi.”
The path goes by the house.
“Sehän meni ihan hyvin.”
That actually went quite well.
“Minulla menee ihan hyvin.”
I'm doing quite well. / Things are going quite well for me.
“mennä töihin”
to go to work, enter the workforce
“mennä myyntiin”
to go on sale
“mennä lakkoon”
to go on strike
“mennä kihloihin”
to get engaged/betrothed
“mennä poikki”
to snap in half/into pieces
“mennä hankalaksi”
to get difficult/tricky/complicated
“Tämä alkaa mennä vähän saivarteluksi.”
This is starting to get a bit nitpicky.
“Hyllyn kokoamiseen meni tunnin verran.”
Assembling the shelf took an hour.
“Siihen olisi voinut mennä kaksikin tuntia.”
It could've taken two hours.
“Miksi sinä menit sellaista tekemään?”
Why did you go and do that?
“Montako litraa siihen menee?”
How many litres can you fit in it?
CEFR-taso
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.