Rajoitteiksi

Rajoitteiksi is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the translative plural of the noun rajoite, which means restriction or limitation. In linguistic terms, translative forms express a change of state or the designation of something as something else. Therefore rajoitteiksi is used to indicate that one or more things are defined, treated, or regarded as restrictions.

In usage, rajoitteiksi typically appears with verbs such as asettaa, määritellä, or käsitellä, to signal that certain provisions, conditions, or measures are to be understood as restrictions. For example, the sentence Sopimus asettaa tietyn toiminnan rajoitteiksi means that the contract defines a certain activity as restrictions. The form can refer to multiple restrictions (rajoitteiksi) or, in singular contexts, to a single restriction (rajoitteeksi).

Common domains for rajoitteiksi include legal, regulatory, and policy texts, administrative regulations, contracts, and technical guidelines. It is more frequent in formal writing and public communication than in everyday conversation, where simpler phrasing such as “rajoitteet” (restrictions) or “rajoitteina” might be used in different grammatical constructions.

Etymologically, the word is built from rajoite (restriction) plus the translative suffix -ksi, with the plural form ending in -iksi in accordance with Finnish grammar. The translative case often conveys turning something into a state or category, in this case turning entities into restrictions.

See also: rajoittaminen, rajoite, translatiivi (Finnish grammar).