Puolueeksi

Puolueeksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun puolue, meaning a political party. In Finnish grammar the translative case (-ksi) expresses change of state or transformation, so puolueeksi denotes becoming or being designated as a party. The form is created by adding the translative suffix to the stem puolue, yielding puolueeksi.

In usage, puolueeksi is most commonly found in contexts describing a change of identity or status. For example, with verbs such as tulla or muuttua one can say that someone becomes a party: "hänestä tuli puolueeksi." The construction emphasizes a transition into the role or designation of a party rather than simply joining or affiliating with a party, which are more commonly described with other constructions in Finnish (for example, liittyä puolueeseen or tulla puolueen jäseneksi).

Because Finnish often favors more natural ways to express political affiliation, puolueeksi is relatively rare in everyday speech and is more typical in formal writing or grammatical description. It can also appear in historical or hypothetical contexts to discuss a transformation into a party or a party-like designation.

Notes and related forms: Puolueeksi is one specific translative form among the Finnish case system. Other translatives form with different nouns follow the same pattern (-ksi), signaling change into the specified class or role. See also translative case, puolue, and related grammatical terms for broader understanding of Finnish morphology.