Estettäisiin

Estettäisiin is a Finnish verb form that means would be prevented or would be impeded. It is the passive voice combined with the conditional mood of the verb estää, which translates as to prevent or to hinder. The form is commonly found in formal, legal, or policy-related language to describe hypothetical outcomes where an action is blocked under certain conditions, without stating who would carry out the blocking.

Grammatically, estettäisiin is the passive conditional form. In Finnish, the passive voice creates an agentless predicate, and the conditional mood expresses hypothetical or contingent situations. Therefore estettäisiin conveys that some measure or rule would prevent a given action if the conditions were met. The form is generally used in clauses describing potential regulations, risk controls, or policy effects rather than in everyday commands or straightforward statements of fact.

Usage notes:

- estettäisiin appears in formal or analytical writing, such as legislative texts, policy analyses, and risk assessments.

- It signals a hypothetical prevention rather than a definite or current prevention.

- The subject of the clause is the thing that would be prevented, while the agent (who would impose the prevention) is usually implicit or stated elsewhere.

Example:

Vaarallinen toiminta estettäisiin lainsäädännöllä. (The dangerous activity would be prevented by legislation.)

Related terms include estää (to prevent), estäminen (prevention), and estetty (prevented). Estettäisiin is part of a broader Finnish system where mood (conditional) and voice (passive) combine to express nuanced hypothetical scenarios.