ehto

Ehto is a Finnish noun meaning "condition," "term," or "stipulation." It denotes a prerequisite or requirement attached to a rule, contract, or agreement. The term is common in legal, administrative, and everyday Finnish. In contracts and formal documents, ehtoja specify when obligations apply, under what circumstances a contract may be terminated, and what prerequisites must be met for actions to occur. In everyday language it appears in compounds such as sopimusehto (contract term) and käyttöehto (terms of use).

Grammar and usage: Ehto is a regular noun that forms compounds rather than changing its core meaning with inflection in common usage. The plural form is ehdot when referring to multiple conditions. It is also found in phrases like sopimusehdot and käyttöehtot to denote the terms of a contract or of service use.

Examples: Sopimuksen ehtojen mukaan palautus on mahdollista kolmenkymmenen päivän kuluessa. Käyttöehtoja lukemalla käyttäjä sitoutuu noudattamaan niitä. In English, ehto translates as "condition" or "term," and in legal contexts it can be rendered as "stipulation" or "condition of a contract."