vältettäisiin

vältettäisiin is a Finnish verb form that expresses a hypothetical or conditional action in the passive voice. It translates roughly as “would be avoided” or “should be avoided,” depending on the context. It is derived from the verb vältää, meaning to avoid or to avert.

Grammatical formation: vältettäisiin is the conditional passive form of vältää. In Finnish, the passive is indicated by a passive stem, and the conditional mood is marked with the suffix -täisiin. Thus, vältettäisiin consists of the passive stem vältet- plus the conditional passive suffix -täisiin.

Usage: The form is used in formal, hypothetical, or policy-related statements where the agent performing the action is not specified. It often appears in clauses that discuss what would happen under certain conditions or what should be avoided, without naming who would carry out the action.

Examples:

- Tämän riskin vältettäisiin noudattamalla oikeita varotoimia. Translation: This risk would be avoided by following the correct precautions.

- Vaarat vältettäisiin, jos laitteet pidettäisiin kunnossa. Translation: Dangers would be avoided if the devices were kept in good condition.

Notes: vältettäisiin is part of a broader pattern in Finnish of expressing counterfactual or hypothetical scenarios using passive voice combined with the conditional mood. It is more common in written or formal styles than in everyday spoken language. Related forms include the active conditional vältäisi and the passive present vältetään.