Kuviteltaviksi

Kuviteltaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective kuviteltava, meaning imagined or imaginable. It is the translative plural form used to describe things that are to be imagined or treated as imagined in a hypothetical sense. The construction is commonly found in descriptive or analytical text when listing possible or hypothetical options, scenarios, or outcomes.

In usage, kuviteltaviksi modifies a noun in the translative case, most often appearing in noun phrases that translate to “as imagined X” or “to be imagined as X.” A typical example is kuviteltaviksi vaihtoehdoiksi meaning “as imagined options.” For instance, a report might state: Esityksessä voidaan pitää kuviteltaviksi vaihtoehdoiksi kolme erilaista skenaariota, which conveys “three scenarios can be regarded as imagined options.” The form is especially common in academic writing, policy discussions, and scenario planning, where multiple hypothetical outcomes are described and compared.

Etymology and morphology: kuviteltaviksi is formed from the verb kuvitella (to imagine) with the present participle-like suffix -tava to create kuviteltava (imaginable), and then the translative plural suffix -iksi, yielding kuviteltaviksi. This pattern reflects Finnish adjective and participle inflection, where the translative indicates a change of state or role, in this case “into imagined [things]” or “as imagined [things]” for multiple items.

See also: kuvitella, kuviteltava, translative case, Finnish grammar.