pelaisivat

Pelaisivat is a Finnish verb form that expresses a hypothetical action in the conditional mood. It corresponds to “they would play” in English and is the third-person plural conditional form of pelata, meaning to play.

Formation and function: The form is created from the verb stem pela- by inserting the conditional marker isi- and the plural personal ending -vat, with assimilation producing pelaisivat. The full paradigm of pelata in the conditional includes pelaisin (I would play), pelaisit (you would play), pelaisimme (we would play), pelaisitte (you would play), and pelaisivat (they would play). The conditional is used to express situations that are not real or depend on a condition, often in clauses introduced by jos (if).

Usage: Pelaisivat appears in hypothetical statements, negotiations, or scenarios depending on certain conditions. It can be used in main or subordinate clauses to discuss what people would do under specific circumstances, or to express preference in a hypothetical context.

Examples:

- Jos he pelaisivat, he voittaisivat enemmän. (If they would play, they would win more.)

- He pelaisivat mieluummin kuin katsoisivat televisiota. (They would play rather than watch television.)

See also: pelata, Finnish conditional mood, Finnish verb conjugation.

Notes: Pelaisivat is neutral in tone and typical of standard Finnish. It is used across genres to discuss hypothetical actions or outcomes and does not convey real-time future action unless embedded in a conditional construction.