Harmaiksi
harmaiksi is the plural translative form of the Finnish adjective harmaa, meaning gray. It is used to express a change of state into gray for a plural subject. The singular translative form is harmaaksi. In Finnish, the translative case marks a transition to a new state, and with adjectives it describes what the subject becomes.
Harmaiksi appears mainly after verbs that denote becoming, such as muuttua (to become) or tulla (to become).
Puut muuttuivat harmaiksi. (The trees became gray.)
- For a singular subject, the corresponding form is harmaaksi (not harmaiksi).
- Harmaiksi can be used with various plural subjects to describe a transition to gray, often in
harmaiksi illustrates the use of the translative case with adjectives to indicate result or change of state.