Pakosti selviäisi pian

[CrazyDiamond28]

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!

[AldenG]

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!

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.

[007]

Also, does selviäisi come from selviätä, meaning to survive?

selvitä + isi = selviäisi (becomes clearer, conditional sentence)
hmmmm... I just checked wiktionary and selvitä means becomes clearer, not clear
You always learn soemthing new.

[CrazyDiamond28]

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!

Kiitokset!

[Valinnan vapaus]

Also, does selviäisi come from selviätä, meaning to survive?

selvitä + isi = selviäisi (becomes clearer, conditional sentence)
hmmmm... I just checked wiktionary and selvitä means becomes clearer, not clear
You always learn soemthing new.

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.

[007]

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.

please elaborate more.

[Valinnan vapaus]

Go on the

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.

please elaborate more.

Go on the page you just described (wiktionary page for that word) and read the page carefully.