olla pakko

olla pakko

1. (impersonal + genitive, auxiliary + first infinitive) to have to, must

   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?

• 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.

• täytyä

• pitää