selvät

Selvät is a Finnish term that primarily appears as the plural form of the adjective selvä, meaning clear, evident, or understood. It functions as an attributive modifier in noun phrases describing multiple clear items, for example selvät asiat (clear matters) or selvät ohjeet (clear instructions). In everyday speech, selvä is more commonly used in the singular or in standalone exclamations, while selvät occurs when the description applies to several clear things.

In usage, selvät often appears within ordinary sentences to indicate clarity across several components rather than a single item. The phrase is typical of written and spoken Finnish where agreement with a plural noun is required. The standalone exclamation Selvä! is widely used to indicate understanding or agreement, translating roughly to “All right” or “Understood.”

Etymologically, selvät derives from selvä, which itself traces to the Finnish root related to clarity and perception. The suffix -t signals plural form in many Finnish adjectives, aligning selvät with other plural adjective-noun combinations.

Limitations and scope: selvät is not a named entity, place, or widely recognized title in standard Finnish references. It functions primarily as a grammatical form within everyday language. When encountered in texts, it usually denotes multiple clear items or concepts within a given context rather than introducing a distinct concept or organization.