Konditionaali Perfekti (Conditional Perfect)
The Konditionaali Perfekti in Finnish is used to express actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met. It combines the conditional mood with the perfect aspect.
Mood:
The Konditionaali Perfekti uses the conditional mood (konditionaali), which expresses hypothetical or dependent actions, in the perfect aspect to refer to completed actions in the past.
- Mood: Conditional (expresses hypothetical actions in the past)
- Aspect: Perfect (action is completed before another time point)
Usage:
- To describe an unreal situation in the past:
Olisin tullut, jos olisin tiennyt. (I would have come if I had known.) - To express past intentions that didn’t happen:
Olimme luvanneet, että olisimme auttaneet. (We had promised that we would have helped.) - In reported speech to refer to something that would have happened:
Hän sanoi, että olisi tehnyt sen. (He said that he would have done it.)
Formation:
The Konditionaali Perfekti is formed with:
- The conditional present form of the auxiliary verb olla ("to be"):
- olisin, olisit, olisi, olisimme, olisitte, olisivat
- The past participle of the main verb.
Formula:[olisin-form] + [past participle of main verb]
Conjugation:
Active voice – tehdä (to do)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| Minä | olisin tehnyt |
| Sinä | olisit tehnyt |
| Hän | olisi tehnyt |
| Me | olisimme tehneet |
| Te | olisitte tehneet |
| He | olisivat tehneet |
Passive voice – tehdä (to do)
- olisi tehty (it would have been done)
Common Condition Words:
- jos (if)
- mikäli (if/in case – formal)
- kunhan (as long as)
Examples:
- Olisin auttanut sinua, jos olisin voinut. (I would have helped you if I could have.)
- He olisivat lähteneet aikaisemmin, jos bussi olisi tullut ajoissa. (They would have left earlier if the bus had arrived on time.)
- Hän sanoi, että olisi ostanut sen, jos hinta olisi ollut alhaisempi. (He said he would have bought it if the price had been lower.)
- Olisimme käyneet museossa, jos se olisi ollut auki. (We would have visited the museum if it had been open.)
