Peittäisi

Peittäisi is a Finnish verb form of the verb peittää, meaning to cover or to conceal. It is the third-person singular form of the Finnish conditional mood, used to express a hypothetical action or a statement in a subordinate clause. In English, it is typically rendered as “would cover” (for example, hän peittäisi = he would cover).

As a conditional form, peittäisi occurs in contexts where the speaker describes something that could happen under certain conditions, or a proposed action under a hypothetical scenario. It is one of several finite forms of peittää, alongside the present tense forms (peitän, peität, peittää, etc.) and other moods. The conditional mood is often used in clauses introduced by jos (if) or in polite or speculative statements.

Examples of usage include: Hän peittäisi pöydän liinalla, meaning “He would cover the table with a cloth.” Another example is the hypothetical clause: Jos hän peittäisi ikkunat, sisätila näyttäisi siistiltä, roughly “If he covered the windows, the interior would look neat.” These illustrate how peittäisi conveys a contingent action rather than a statement of fact.

Etymology and grammar: peittäisi is derived from the verb peittää. The form is a standard part of Finnish verb conjugation, marking the conditional mood in the third person singular. It can be used with any subject pronoun when the context makes the subject clear.

See also: peittää, Finnish conditional mood, Finnish verb conjugation.