tulisivat

Tulisivat is a Finnish verb form that represents the third-person plural conditional mood of the verb tulla, meaning "to come." It is used to express hypothetical or contingent actions, often in dependent clauses or in reported speech.

In Finnish grammar, the conditional mood conveys what would happen under certain conditions. For tulla, the stem is tul-, and the ending -isivat marks the third-person plural in the present conditional. Other persons in the same paradigm include tulisin (I would come), tulisit (you would come), tulisi (he/she would come), tulisimme (we would come), and tulisitte (you would come).

Usage examples:

- Jos he tulisivat ajoissa, ehtisimme nähdä elokuvan. (If they came on time, we would have time to see the movie.)

- Hän sanoi, että he tulisivat myöhemmin. (She said that they would come later.)

- He eivät tulisi, jos sade jatkuisi. (They would not come if the rain continued.)

Notes:

- Tulisivat denotes hypothetical or potential action and should not be confused with tulivat, which is the past tense form meaning "they came."

- The conditional form can appear in polite requests or softened statements, as well as in indirect speech to report someone’s stated intention.

Tulisivat thus functions as a key example of Finnish conditional morphology, illustrating how mood, subject person, and modality combine in a compact verbal form.