Neuvotteluksi

Neuvotteluksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun neuvottelu, meaning negotiation. The translative case (-ksi) signals a change of state or designation, so neuvotteluksi literally means “into a negotiation” or “as a negotiation.” It is used to describe something that has become or is to be treated as negotiations rather than a settled agreement.

The term appears mainly in formal or technical contexts, such as politics, law, labor relations, and business, where it can indicate that a matter has entered into negotiations or is being conducted as negotiations. It is less common in everyday speech, where the more basic noun neuvottelu or phrases like neuvotteluun (into negotiations) are typically used. Neuvotteluksi can also appear in constructions that express transformation or designation, for example with verbs like muuttua (to become) or siirtyä (to shift).

Grammatical notes: neuvotteluksi is a noun form that will take standard Finnish sentence structure and agreement as required by the surrounding syntax. It often functions as a predicative element or object of a verb that denotes change or designation, such as “asia muuttui neuvotteluksi” (the matter turned into a negotiation).

Examples:

- Asia meni neuvotteluksi. (The issue went into negotiations.)

- Riita on muuttunut neuvotteluksi. (The dispute has become a negotiation.)

Neuvotteluksi provides a way to express a shift from a concrete position or dispute into a phase characterized by negotiation, and it is most natural in formal discourse. See also neuvottelu for the general concept of negotiation.