Kuivaaksi

Kuivaaksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective kuiva, meaning “dry.” It is the translative form, which in Finnish expresses a change of state, roughly “into a dry state” or “to become dry.” It is not a separate verb but a non-finite form used in combination with verbs and nouns to describe the outcome of a process.

In practice, kuivaaksi appears in procedural and technical language to denote that something is or should be made dry. It is common in fields such as food processing, agriculture, textiles, and building materials, where moisture removal is part of the workflow. The form is typically used with verbs like kuivata (“to dry”) or in passive constructions describing that a material is made dry.

Morphology: -ksi is the translative suffix in Finnish grammar, which marks transformation into the indicated state. The base kuiva is the adjective meaning “dry.”

Relation to related terms: kuivaus is the noun for the act or process of drying; kuivata/kuivattaa are verbs meaning “to dry (something)” or “to cause to dry.” The kuivaaksi form helps express the target state rather than the action alone.

See also: Finnish grammar translative, kuiva, kuivaus, kuivata, kuivattaa.