ehdollista

Ehdollista is the imperative form of the Finnish verb ehdollistaa, meaning to condition something or to place a requirement on it. In directive use, ehdollista is issued to instruct another party to make an action or decision subject to certain conditions. The underlying verb ehdollistaa denotes the act of attaching conditions or prerequisites to a result, agreement, or obligation.

Grammatically, ehdollistaa is a regular Finnish verb belonging to the consonant-stem class. Its conjugation follows typical patterns for Finnish verbs, with forms such as ehdollistan, ehdollistat, ehdollistaa, ehdollistamme, ehdollistatte, and ehdollistavat. The imperative form ehdollista corresponds to the second-person singular, while the plural form is ehdollistakaa. Related noun forms include ehdollistus (the act of conditioning or the state of being conditional) and ehdollistaminen (the process of conditioning or making conditional).

Usage and meaning vary slightly by context. In legal, contractual, or administrative language, ehdollistaa is common when describing requirements that must be met for an action to proceed—for example, a decision that can be enacted only if certain criteria are satisfied. It is also used in policy discussions to indicate that outcomes are contingent upon specified conditions. The term is generally formal and more common in written documents than in casual conversation.

See also: ehdollinen (conditional), ehdollistaminen (conditioning process), ehdollistus (conditioning as a state), ehdollistaa (the verb). Pronunciation generally follows Finnish phonology: roughly eh-DOL-li-sta, with the stress on the first syllable.