Harkitsisi

Harkitsisi is a Finnish verb form that functions as the third-person singular conditional mood of the verb harkita, which means to consider or deliberate. The form expresses a hypothetical action by he, she, or it, or reports what someone would consider under certain circumstances.

Formation and usage notes: In Finnish, the conditional mood is formed by adding a suffix to the verb stem. For harkita, the third-person singular conditional becomes harkitsisi. It is used in subordinate clauses and in reported speech to convey hypothetical intention or consideration, for example in contexts like “Hän harkitsisi tarjousta” (He would consider the offer) or “Hän sanoi, että hän harkitsisi muuttoa” (She said that she would consider moving).

Semantics: Harkitsisi does not denote a definite action by itself; it indicates that the subject would engage in the act of considering given specific conditions or information. Like other conditional forms in Finnish, it relies on context to convey the exact degree of doubt or contingency.

Examples:

- Hän harkitsisi tarjousta. Translation: He would consider the offer.

- Hän sanoi, että hän harkitsisi muuttoa. Translation: She said that she would consider moving.

See also: harkita, Finnish verb; conditional mood in Finnish; Finnish verb conjugation.