isollisivat

isollisivat is a Finnish word that translates to "they would have been." It is a conditional past tense form in the Finnish language, specifically the third-person plural. This grammatical construction is used to express hypothetical situations that did not occur in the past. For example, one might say "Jos he olisivat tulleet, he olisivat nähneet" which means "If they had come, they would have seen." The word "isollisivat" itself is a compound, likely derived from "olla" (to be) and a past participle form combined with the conditional marker. Finnish grammar is known for its agglutinative nature, where suffixes are added to a root word to convey grammatical information. "isollisivat" is a prime example of this, packing meaning into a single word. Understanding such forms is crucial for fluent comprehension and production of Finnish sentences that deal with counterfactual past events.