olla pakko

Finnish

Verb

olla pakko

1. (impersonal + genitive) to have to, must [with first infinitive]

   Minun on pakko päästä täältä ulos.

   I must get out of here.

   Minun on pakko lähteä nyt.

   I have to leave now.

   Onko sinun pakko?

   Do you have to?

   Tämä on pakko saada valmiiksi.

   This has to be finished.

Conjugation

• This impersonal verb is always used in the third person singular, but may be inflected in tense (such as present or past) and mood (such as indicative or conditional). The 'subject' of the verb is inflected in the genitive case. To see the conjugated forms of the verb, see olla.
• pakko is not inflected.

Synonyms

• täytyä

See also

• pitää