voitaisiin
Voitaisiin is a Finnish verb form derived from the verb voida, meaning to be able to. It represents the passive voice combined with the conditional mood, and is used to express hypothetical or tentative possibility in a general or unspecified subject. In English, it corresponds roughly to could be, would be able to, or might be possible to.
In use, voittaisiin creates an impersonal or non-specific statement about what could happen or be done. It
- Se voitaisiin ratkaista yhdessä. (It could be solved together.)
- Jos tarvitaan lisätietoja, voitaisiin antaa lisäohjeita. (If more information is needed, additional instructions could be provided.)
- Voitaisiin myös harkita toista vaihtoehtoa. (We could also consider another option.)
Compared with active forms such as voitaisimme or voisimme, voittaisiin emphasizes the action as being carried