This is the 351st most frequent Finnish word.
selvää
Clear; obvious; understood.
In this sentence, 'selvää' means 'clear' or 'evident' to indicate something is understood or obvious.
On selvää, että hän on myöhässä.
It is clear that he is late.
Here, 'selvää' signifies a lack of clarity or certainty about something.
Ei ole selvää, milloin kokous alkaa.
It is not clear when the meeting will start.
Here, the root 'selv' from 'selvää' is used in the verb 'selvitellä', meaning 'to figure out' or 'to investigate'.