Hengelliseksi

Hengelliseksi is the translative form of the Finnish adjective hengellinen, meaning spiritual. In Finnish grammar, the suffix -ksi marks a change of state or role, often corresponding to the idea of “to become” or “as.” Hengelliseksi appears in clauses with verbs of becoming, such as tulla (to become), and describes the resulting state or identity.

Usage notes: The form is primarily used in contexts involving personal or religious transformation, spiritual development, or descriptions of adopting a spiritual character. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer other constructions, but hengelliseksi is common in biographical or doctrinal writing, or when emphasizing a shift toward spirituality.

Examples:

- Hän muuttui hengelliseksi. (He became spiritual.)

- Hän halusi tulla hengelliseksi. (He wanted to become spiritual.)

Relationship to related forms: The noun hengellisyys denotes spirituality as a concept. The verb hengellistää means to spiritualize or to make something spiritual. The translative hengelliseksi shares the same lexical base hengellinen and functions as a form that signals a change of state.

See also: hengellinen, hengellisyys, hengellistää, translative case.

This term illustrates how Finnish expresses transformation into a quality or role, and is useful in linguistic descriptions as well as in discussions of religious or personal growth language.