säästäisivät

Säästäisivät is the conditional form of the Finnish verb säästää. The verb säästää means "to save," "to spare," or "to economize." The conditional mood in Finnish expresses a hypothetical situation, a wish, or a polite request. Therefore, "säästäisivät" translates to "they would save," "they would spare," or "they would economize."

The conjugation of Finnish verbs in the conditional mood typically involves adding the suffix -isi- to the verb stem, followed by the personal ending. For the third person plural (they), the ending is -vät. Thus, the stem of säästää is säästä-, and adding -isi- and -vät results in säästäisivät.

This form is used in sentences that describe what a group of people or things would do under certain conditions. For example, "Jos heillä olisi enemmän rahaa, he säästäisivät sen" translates to "If they had more money, they would save it." Another example could be, "Jos he ajaisivat varovaisemmin, he säästäisivät polttoainetta," meaning "If they drove more carefully, they would save fuel." The nuance of the meaning, whether it is about saving money, resources, or even sparing something or someone, depends on the context of the sentence in which "säästäisivät" appears.