Esitetyksi

Esitetyksi is a Finnish grammatical form that appears in reference to the translative usage of the past passive participle of the verb esittää (to present, to propose). The standard form in Finnish is esitettyksi, formed from esitetty with the translative suffix -ksi. The spelling esitetyksi is a common misspelling and is not regarded as standard Finnish in formal writing.

In Finnish, the translative case -ksi is used to designate or label something as being in a particular role or category. When the participle esitetty is combined with -ksi, the result indicates that something has been presented or proposed as that role or category. This construction is most commonly found in formal, analytical, or administrative language, such as parliamentary records, legal documents, or academic writing.

Typical contexts include presenting a proposal as a specific solution or labeling a matter as a particular alternative. For example, a sentence might read that a proposal was “esitettyksi ratkaisuksi” (presented as a solution) or “esitettyksi vaihtoehdoksi” (presented as an alternative). These usages show how Finnish can frame how something is framed or understood within a given discussion or decision-making process.

Esitetyksi is relatively rare in everyday speech, where simpler forms like esitetty or esitettynä are more common. Style guides and linguistic references generally treat esitetty ksi as the correct translative form, while esitetyksi is viewed as nonstandard. See also Finnish grammar, the translative case, and the use of participles in formal Finnish prose.