Huokoiseksi

Huokoiseksi is a Finnish word that functions as the translative form of the adjective huokoinen, meaning porous. It expresses a change of state into a porous condition and is used with verbs of becoming or transforming, such as tulla, muuttaa, or käsitellä.

In usage, huokoiseksi describes something that has become porous or is being described as turning porous. For example: Pinta tuli huokoiseksi. This sentence means that the surface has become porous. Another common construction is to say that a material can be transformed into huokoiseksi through certain treatments, as in Materiaali voidaan muuttaa huokoiseksi käsittelyn jälkeen. The form is typically used in technical, scientific, and descriptive writing when properties, structures, or surfaces are discussed.

Huokoiseksi is a translative form; related forms include huokoisesti, the adverb meaning “porously” or “in a porous manner,” used to describe how something is done or how a state applies. It is not a separate noun or concept, but a grammatical form of huokoinen used to convey change of state in Finnish.

Summary: huokoiseksi is the state-changing translative form of the Finnish adjective huokoinen, meaning porous. It is used to indicate that an object or material has become porous, often in technical or descriptive contexts, and contrasts with the adverbial form huokoisesti for describing manner.