Näytteiksi

Näytteiksi is an inflectional form of the Finnish noun näyte, used to indicate transformation into or designation as samples. Specifically, näytteiksi is the translative plural form, meaning “into samples” or “as samples.” The singular translative form is näytteeksi.

Use of näytteiksi appears in contexts where something is being changed into samples or designated to be used as samples. It is common in scientific, educational, and archival settings, as well as in procedural instructions, where researchers or instructors specify which items will serve as representative samples or test materials.

In practice, näytteiksi can appear in sentences such as:

- Näytteiksi otettiin viisi näytettä, jotka analysoitiin myöhemmin. (Five samples were taken as samples and analyzed later.)

- Tutkimuksessa vesinäytteiksi valittiin kolmen eri paikkakunnan näytteet. (For the study, water samples from three different locations were selected as samples.)

Morphology and nuance:

- Näytteiksi functions as a plural translative form of näyte, conveying a change of state or designation into the category of “samples.”

- It is used with verbs that express making, choosing, or designating, such as ottaa (take), valita (select), muuttaa (convert), or käyttää (use).

Overall, näytteiksi is a specialized grammatical form that helps specify that multiple items are being treated or regarded as samples within a description or procedure.