Finnish Word of the Day
kauppa
/KAU-ppa/ • noun — 13th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: a shop or store; a place where goods are sold
Examples
- Kauppa on auki joka päivä.
(The store is open every day.) - Hän osti leipää pienestä kaupasta.
(He/she bought bread from a small shop.) - Kaupan hyllyt ovat täynnä hedelmiä.
(The store's shelves are full of fruit.)
Synonyms
- myymälä
- liike
Use kauppa to refer to a physical shop or store. It appears in compounds like ruokakauppa (grocery store) and can also be used in expressions such as tehdä kauppaa (to do business) or Kauppa on valmis (the deal is done). In everyday speech you will also hear forms like kaupassa (in the store) and kaupasta (from the store).
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