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Finnish
Etymology
An archaic active present participle form of the verb käydä (käy- + -pä), meaning "one who walks". Doublet of käyvä.
Pronunciation
Adjective
käypä (comparative käyvempi, superlative käyvin)
- acceptable, going, valid, current (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment)
- Synonyms: pätevä, voimassa oleva (“in effect”)
- käypä hinta ― going price, market price
- käypä raha ― current money
- käypä korko ― acceptable interest rate, market interest rate, going interest rate
- käypä suomen kieli ― valid Finnish
- decent, fair, okay
- Synonyms: kelvollinen, kunnollinen
Hän on käypä saksofonisti, mutta tuskin tarpeeksi hyvä tehdäkseen siitä uran.- He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
- selling well
- Synonym: kaupaksi käyvä
Nämä uudet lelut ovat käypää tavaraa.- These new toys are selling well.
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