vastaanottaisi

Vastaanottaisi is the third-person singular present conditional form of the Finnish verb vastaanottaa, meaning to receive or to accept. It expresses a hypothetical or potential action, as in “he/she/it would receive” or in subordinate clauses indicating a conditional situation, such as “if he/she were to receive.”

Linguistic and morphological notes: vastaanottaa is a standard Finnish verb, commonly used with concrete objects (to receive mail, to accept a gift) and with abstract meanings (to receive a message, to accept an offer). The conditional mood is formed with the -isi- suffix plus person endings, yielding forms like vastaanottaisi (3rd person singular), vastaanottaisin (1st person singular), and corresponding plural forms such as vastaanottaisitte and vastaanottaisivat. The verb stem for inflection is vastaanotta-, and the orthography reflects typical Finnish vowel harmony and double-vowel sequences present in the base form.

Usage: The form mutta vastaanottaisi appears primarily in hypothetical, polite, or literary contexts. It can be used in conditional clauses or in formal requests and reports discussing what would be accepted or received under certain conditions. In everyday speech, speakers more often use other constructions to express the same idea, but vastaanottaisi remains correct and common in written Finnish and formal dialogue.

Related forms and terms: vastaanottaa (to receive/accept) is the lemma; vastaanotto (reception) is the related noun; related mood forms include the indicative and potential moods. Understanding vastaanottaisi helps with parsing hypothetical statements and clauses that describe potential receptions of objects, messages, invitations, or offers within Finnish grammar.