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itsestään selvä

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈitsestæːn ˈselʋæ/, [ˈits̠e̞s̠tæːn ˈs̠e̞lʋæ]

Adjective

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itsestään selvä (comparative itsestään selvempi, superlative itsestään selvin)

  1. self-evident, that goes without saying, obvious
    Synonym: sanomattakin selvä
  2. taken for granted (assumed to be true without verification or proof)

Declension

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Possessive forms of itsestään selvä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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