Usage Note
verkaufen is inseparable and the mirror of kaufen ('to buy'); the ver- prefix gives it the 'away' sense. The reflexive sich gut verkaufen means 'to sell well' (of a product) or 'to present oneself well'.
Examples
"Wir verkaufen unser altes Auto."
Natural Translation
We are selling our old car.
Literal Translation
We sell our old car.
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