Küsimusteks

Küsimusteks is an Estonian inflected form of the noun küsimus (meaning "question"). It is the plural translative case, formed from the stem küsimus with the plural marker and the translative ending -teks. The translative expresses change into a state or role and is commonly translated into English as "into" or "as" when indicating transformation (for example, "muutus küsimusteks" — "changed into questions").

Etymology and formation trace to the verb küsima ("to ask") and the nominalizing suffix -mus that produces the noun küsimus. The translative suffix -ks attaches to the plural base, producing küsimusteks. In Estonian grammar the translative is one of several locative and case endings used to mark shifts in state, role or classification rather than simple location.

Usage examples in Estonian include contexts where topics, remarks or problems are described as becoming or being treated as questions: for instance, "Teemad kujunesid seltskonnas küsimusteks" ("The topics developed into questions in the group"). The form is strictly a grammatical case rather than a lexical item and therefore appears in written and spoken Estonian whenever the intended meaning requires the plural translative.

Pronunciation follows Estonian phonology, with primary stress on the first syllable: approximately [ˈkysimusˌteks]. As a case form, küsimusteks has no independent entry in dictionaries beyond its relation to the lemma küsimus.