vältyttäisiin

Vältyttäisiin is a Finnish verb form that expresses a hypothetical avoidance or sparing. It is the conditional mood in the passive voice of the verb välttyä, which means to be spared, to avoid harm or trouble. In this form, the action is described as something that would happen to an unspecified subject.

Grammatical notes: Vältyttäisiin is formed from the verb stem vältty-, combined with the passive suffix and the conditional mood ending. It is used without an explicit subject, creating an impersonal or general statement about what would be avoided. The form is common in formal, analytical, or hypothetical contexts and often appears in policy, risk assessment, and legal language.

Usage: The form is used to discuss potential outcomes of preventive measures, policy choices, or hypothetical scenarios. It conveys a sense of contingency, indicating that certain negative results would be avoided if certain conditions were met. It can appear in written and spoken Finnish, particularly in formal discourse.

Examples:

- Jos järjestelyitä parannettaisiin, suurimmat riskit vältyttäisiin. (If the arrangements were improved, the biggest risks would be avoided.)

- Turvallisuuskäytännöt noudatettaisiin, ja vaaralliset tilanteet vältyttäisiin. (Safety practices would be followed, and dangerous situations would be avoided.)

See also: välttyä (to be spared, to avoid), which is the infinitive form from which vältyttäisiin is derived, and related verb forms in the Finnish mood system.