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,
- 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
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