clear (primarily of abstract concepts; see usage notes)free (unobstructed)(informal) soberdistinctplainobviousunmistakablelucidevidentShow more (sober): raitis(evident): ilmeinen, kiistatonselkeä (see usage notes)Show more The words selvä and selkeä are partly synonymous, but there are some distinctive senses as well. A good article (in Finnish) can be found on the issue on the Kotus website. To sum up selkeä is used of things which have an observable structure, e.g. selkeätaivas (“clear sky”) whereas selvä is generally used in abstract contexts, e.g. tehdäselväksi (“to make clear”). There is a wide overlapping area, e.g. a thought may be both selkeä and selvä. Sometimes the difference is a matter of convention, e.g. reitti on selvä means that a route is clear of obstacles and reitti on selkeä means that the route is easy to grasp because it is straightforward or well marked.Show more AdverbsselvästiNounsselvyysVerbsselvitäottaaselvää = to find out, determinesaadaselville = to find out, get to know, learn, unearth, uncoverShow more From Proto-Finnic selvä. Related to Ingrian selvä, Karelian selvä and Votic selvä.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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