Tarvitsisin

Tarvitsisin is a Finnish verb form meaning “I would need.” It is the first-person singular conditional mood of the verb tarvita, which means “to need.” This form is used to express a hypothetical requirement or to soften a request, rather than to state a definite need.

In typical use, the object of tarvita appears in the partitive case, for example: Tarvitsisin rahaa (I would need money) or Tarvitsisin vähän aikaa (I would need a little time). The conditional mood conveys tentativeness or politeness, making statements less direct. It can also be used to discuss imagined or contingent scenarios, such as Tarvitsisin lisäapua, jos mahdollista (I would need additional help, if possible).

Form and related forms: Tarvitsisin is formed from tarvita with the conditional stem -isi- and the first-person singular ending. Other persons have corresponding forms, such as tarvitsisit (you would need) or tarvitsisimme (we would need). The verb tarvita itself is commonly used in present tense forms like tarvitsen (I need) and tarvita is often paired with nouns in partitive case when indicating need.

See also: Tarve (need), taVTIsija formations in Finnish mood systems. Tarvitsisin is frequently encountered in everyday Finnish, especially in polite requests or careful hypothetical statements.