Raskauttavaksi

Raskauttavaksi is a Finnish grammatical form that originates from the verb raskauttaa, meaning to cause pregnancy. The form is built from the present active participle stem raskauttava, combined with the translative suffix (-ksi or -aksi in some spellings) to yield raskauttavaksi. In Finnish, the translative marks a change of state or a shift into a new role or condition, so raskauttavaksi denotes a state or function relating to “becoming a pregnancy‑causing” or, more often in linguistic descriptions, serving as a tool to express a hypothetical or evaluative role.

In practice, raskauttavaksi is primarily encountered in grammatical descriptions, dictionaries, and linguistic explanations rather than in everyday speech. It is most visible in phrases that assign a function or role, such as raskauttavaksi tekijäksi, meaning “as a factor that causes pregnancy,” or in terms that discuss potential or intended purposes of a substance or action within a theoretical framework. The form helps illustrate how Finnish combines participles with case-like suffixes to express nuanced semantics about function, responsibility, or transformation.

Usage notes:

- It is uncommon outside academic or descriptive grammar contexts.

- More everyday language tends to use simpler expressions such as raskauttaa (to cause pregnancy) or raskaus (pregnancy) without the translative construction.

- When encountered, raskauttavaksi is typically part of a larger noun phrase describing a role or effect.

See also: raskauttaa, raskaus, translative case, Finnish grammar.