Kokonaisuuksiksi

Kokonaisuuksiksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the noun kokonaisuus, meaning a complete unit or coherent whole. The word is used in contexts where several components or parts are treated as forming distinct wholes, rather than as isolated elements. The form kokonaisuuksiksi is the translative plural, indicating transformation into or designation as multiple wholes.

In Finnish grammar, kokonaisuus refers to a unified entity made up of interconnected parts. The plural nominative is kokonaisuudet, and when specifying a change of state or role into wholes, the translative plural kokonaisuuksiksi is used. For example, Näitä osia voidaan tarkastella kokonaisuuksiksi, meaning that these parts can be examined as wholes.

Conceptually, kokonaisuuksiksi is often employed in discussions of holism, systems thinking, design, and organizational analysis. It signals an emphasis on the emergent properties and relationships that arise when parts are organized into higher-level units. The term is common in academic writing, technical reports, and analytical arguments where grouping or reclassifying elements into comprehensible wholes is central.

Etymology and related forms: the base kokonaisuus comes from the Finnish root koko- (whole) with a nominal suffix, forming “wholeness” as a concept. The translative plural suffix -iksi creates kokonaisuuksiksi, used with plural subjects to express “into wholes” or “as wholes.”

See also: holism, systems theory, functional decomposition, organizational design.