myydään

Myydään is the present passive form of the Finnish verb myydä, meaning to sell. In English, it translates roughly as is sold or are for sale. The form is widely used to indicate that an item or items are offered for sale, without specifying who is selling them. Because Finnish passive has no explicit subject, myydään can refer to a single object or several objects depending on the context. It is common in everyday language, advertisements, classifieds, real estate listings, and shop notices.

Grammatical notes: Myydään is a finite verb in the present tense in the passive mood. It does not mark person, only tense and voice. The past passive is muod? myytiin (were sold). Other related forms include myytäisiin (would be sold, conditional passive) and the adjectival past participle myyty (sold), used in phrases like myyty auto (sold car) in other constructions. The key feature is that the agent performing the sale is not stated.

Usage and examples: Talot myydään (The houses are for sale / are being sold). Auto myydään (The car is for sale). Myydään vanha pöytä (Old table for sale). In signs and listings, myydään is often accompanied by details such as price, condition, or contact information, but can also stand alone to indicate availability.

See also: Other passive forms in Finnish grammar, and common phrases in advertising and real estate contexts where myydään frequently appears.