pysäyttäisivät

pysäyttäisivät is the conditional mood, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb pysäyttää. The verb pysäyttää translates to "to stop" or "to halt" in English. Therefore, pysäyttäisivät means "they would stop" or "they would halt." This grammatical form is used to express a hypothetical or conditional action. For instance, in a sentence like "Jos heillä olisi aikaa, he pysäyttäisivät junan," which translates to "If they had time, they would stop the train," pysäyttäisivät clearly indicates a potential action dependent on a condition. The conditional mood in Finnish is used to discuss possibilities, wishes, or hypothetical situations that are not necessarily factual. The third-person plural ending "-isivät" signifies that the subject performing the action is a group of people or things, referred to as "they." This specific conjugation is crucial for conveying nuanced meanings in Finnish, distinguishing it from other verb forms like the indicative or imperative.