kestäisi
Kestäisi is the present conditional form of the Finnish verb kestää, meaning to endure, last, or withstand. It expresses hypothetical action or a polite, softened assertion and is typically translated as "would endure" or "would withstand" in English. The form is used for third-person singular subjects (for example, hän kestäisi) or in clauses indicating a condition or hypothetical situation (such as Jos se kestäisi…).
Usage notes include that kestäisi appears in conditional clauses to express what would happen under certain
- Hän sanoi, että hän kestäisi tämän. (He said that he would endure this.)
- Se kestäisi kauan, jos se toimisi. (It would take a long time if it worked.)
Grammatical forms related to kestäisi include the broader verb kestää (present tense: kestää; past tense: kesti)
Etymology and related terms: kestää comes from a root shared with other kestä- words; kestävä and kestävyys