Arvioiksi

Arvioiksi is a Finnish word form that functions as the translative plural of the noun arvio, meaning estimates or assessments. It denotes a change of state or a designation of something as estimates, often translated to English as “as estimates” or “into estimates.” The singular translative form is arvioksi, while arvioiksi is used when referring to multiple items.

Morphology and usage in Finnish grammar include the translative case, which expresses becoming, turning into, or being used as something. For arvio, the nominative plural is arviot, and its translative plural is arvioiksi. This form is commonly used with verbs that indicate transformation or designation, such as tehdä, muuttaa, or esittää.

In typical sentences, arvioiksi can appear in contexts like:

- Luvut esitettiin arvioiksi. (The figures were presented as estimates.)

- Raportti muuttaa tiedot arvioiksi budjetointia varten. (The report converts the data into estimates for budgeting.)

- Datan alkuperäiset arvot korvattiin arvioiksi. (The original values were replaced by estimates.)

The term is regularly encountered in fields such as statistics, data analysis, planning, and budgeting, where quantitative results are interpreted or presented as estimates rather than exact figures. Although arvio by itself refers to an assessment or estimate, arvioiksi specifically communicates that several items are being treated or presented as estimates rather than as definite values.

Etymology stems from the base arvio (estimate, assessment) with the Finnish translative suffix -ksi, and its plural form adds the -t in the nominative before applying the translative ending.