Karkeiksi

Karkeiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective karkea, meaning rough or coarse. In Finnish grammar the translative case expresses a change of state or a change in role, and the suffix -ksi signals “into” or “as.” The form karkeiksi is used when the change applies to a plural set of items or when describing multiple items in a state described by the adjective.

Morphology and usage notes: The base stem karkea combines with the translative suffix to form singular karkeaksi (into a coarse state) and with the plural suffix -ksi to yield karkeiksi (into coarse ones). The plural form is common in descriptions of textures, materials, or categories that involve multiple objects or elements undergoing a transformation.

Typical contexts: Karkeiksi is used in descriptive, technical, or academic writing to indicate that several items have become rough or coarse, or are being described as rough in a specific sense. It can appear in contexts such as material processing, texture descriptions, or when contrasting states of items in a discussion of quality, form, or classification.

Example: Kivet muuttuivat karkeiksi. (The rocks became rough/coarse.)

Note that the related singular form karkeaksi is used when the change concerns a single item. The term itself is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item, and its functionality centers on expressing change of state in a plural target.