Tähtäisi

Tähtäisi is a Finnish verb form meaning would aim, would target, or would intend. It is the third-person singular present conditional mood of the verb tähdätä, which denotes aiming at a target or having an intention. In contemporary Finnish, the conditional is used to express hypothetical actions, conditional statements, or polite possibilities.

Usage and meaning: Tähtäisi expresses that an action would be directed toward a goal or intention under certain conditions. It can refer to physical aiming (as in shooting or directing something) or to more figurative aims, such as pursuing an objective or plan. The form is common in spoken and written Finnish when describing what someone would do if circumstances were different.

Morphology: Tähtäisi is formed from the verb stem tähtä- plus the conditional suffix -isi. It functions as a finite verb and agrees with a third-person singular subject.

Examples:

- Hän tähtäisi maalia. (He would aim at the goal.)

- Jos hän tähtäisi korkeammalle, hän voisi saavuttaa enemmän. (If he would aim higher, he could achieve more.)

- He suunnittelivat, että hän tähtäisi kohti uusia tavoitteita. (They planned that he would aim at new targets.)

See also: tähdätä (to aim, to target, to intend), tähtäin (target, sight), tähtääminen (the act of aiming).