No. 210 in Finnish
selvästi
Clearly.
In a sentence
Hän puhui selvästi ja kuuluvasti.
He spoke clearly and audibly.
In this sentence, 'selvästi' is used to describe the clarity of someone's speech, indicating speaking in a manner that is easily understood.
On selvästi nähtävissä, että hän on onnellinen.
It is clearly visible that he is happy.
Here, 'selvästi' emphasizes the clarity or obviousness of the observation being made regarding someone's emotional state.
Selvästi, tämä tehtävä vaatii paljon keskittymistä.
Clearly, this task requires a lot of concentration.
In this usage, 'selvästi' functions as an adverb at the beginning of the sentence, expressing the speaker's certainty about the statement.
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