Muodostaviksi

Muodostaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the translative plural of the adjective or present participle muodostava, which conveys meanings related to forming, shaping, or constituting. The form expresses a change of state or role into forms, and it is used in contexts where something is described as taking on multiple forms or functions.

Formation and morphology: The base is muodostava (forming). To form the translative, Finnish adds the suffix -ksi, and in the plural this becomes -iksi, producing muodosta-viksi. The singular form is muodostavaksi, while the plural translative is muodostaviksi. This pattern illustrates how the translative case marks a transition into a state or role, with the plural indicating multiple forms or aspects.

Usage and context: Muodostaviksi is relatively specialized and occurs mainly in linguistic descriptions, grammatical explanations, or language-education materials. It is not a common everyday usage outside of academic or technical discussions about morphology and syntax. In such texts, it may appear when discussing how words or categories are transformed into various forms or when listing forms in a morphological paradigm.

See also: Finnish grammar, translative case, participles and adjectives in Finnish.