pakko

Finnish

(index pa)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognate to Estonian pakk (“full”), Ingrian pakkootoz, Karelian pakko, Ludian pakottada, Veps pakutada and Votic pakko.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɑkːo̞]
  • Hyphenation: pak‧ko
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːo

Noun

pakko

  1. obligation, force, necessity, compulsion
  2. (olla ~ + first infinitive) Expresses obligation; can be translated into English as must, have to, be obliged to, be forced to, be compelled to; teh one who is compelled is put in the genitive case and the verb is always in the third-person singular.
    Minun on pakko ostaa auto.
    I have to buy a car.
    Onko sinun pakko?
    Do you have to?
  3. (in compounds) Expresses compulsion, use of force or influence of an external force.
    pakkohuutokauppa ― compulsory sale
    pakkokeino ― coercion
    pakkolasku ― forced landing
    pakkolunastus ― expropriation
    pakkoluovutus ― expropriation
    pakkomielle ― obsession
    pakkopaita ― straitjacket
    pakkoruotsi ― mandatory Swedish
    pakkotoimenpide ― act of force
    pakkotyö ― forced labour

Declension
Inflection of pakko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative pakko pakot
genitive pakon pakkojen
partitive pakkoa pakkoja
illative pakkoon pakkoihin
singular plural
nominative pakko pakot
accusative nom. pakko pakot
gen. pakon
genitive pakon pakkojen
partitive pakkoa pakkoja
inessive pakossa pakoissa
elative pakosta pakoista
illative pakkoon pakkoihin
adessive pakolla pakoilla
ablative pakolta pakoilta
allative pakolle pakoille
essive pakkona pakkoina
translative pakoksi pakoiksi
instructive — pakoin
abessive pakotta pakoitta
comitative — pakkoineen

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