Meaning of mennä | Babel Free

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“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?

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