Hello,
I have encountered a confusing phrase: mies, jonka olemassaolo siis pakosti selviäisi pian.
What I don't understand is what kind of function does pakosti have in here? Is it some kind of täytyy?
Also, does selviäisi come from selviätä, meaning to survive?
Thank you in advice for any help!
Pakosti selviäisi pian
Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
It's the adverbial -sti ending turning pakko into an adverb, and pakosti can be nicely translated here (if a bit literarily) as "of necessity," meaning because there is no alternative.CrazyDiamond28 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:44 pmHello,
I have encountered a confusing phrase: mies, jonka olemassaolo siis pakosti selviäisi pian.
What I don't understand is what kind of function does pakosti have in here? Is it some kind of täytyy?
Also, does selviäisi come from selviätä, meaning to survive?
Thank you in advice for any help!
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Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
selvitä + isi = selviäisi (becomes clearer, conditional sentence)Also, does selviäisi come from selviätä, meaning to survive?
hmmmm... I just checked wiktionary and selvitä means becomes clearer, not clear
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Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
Thank you so much for helping me get the hang of this! I finally have a good picture of what the sentence is trying to convey!
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Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
You've failed at reading comprehension and/or attention span. If you're going to say something, don't say something that will confuse other learners.
Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
please elaborate more.Valinnan vapaus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:37 pmYou've failed at reading comprehension and/or attention span. If you're going to say something, don't say something that will confuse other learners.
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Re: Pakosti selviäisi pian
Go on the
Go on the page you just described (wiktionary page for that word) and read the page carefully.007 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:04 pmplease elaborate more.Valinnan vapaus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:37 pmYou've failed at reading comprehension and/or attention span. If you're going to say something, don't say something that will confuse other learners.![]()