Selostukseksi

Selostukseksi is a translative form of the Finnish noun selostus, meaning description, report, or account. In Finnish, the suffix -ksi marks a change of state or a role, so selostukseksi can be read as “into a description” or “as a description.” The form is mainly encountered in linguistic discussion and in contexts where the intended form of presenting information is described.

Grammatically, selostukseksi is formed by taking the base noun selostus and adding the translative suffix -ksi. It expresses a transformation or designation of something into the described form. For example: Tietoja voidaan esittää selostukseksi. (The information can be presented as a description.) The construction is more common in grammars or formal writing than in everyday speech.

In practice, selostukseksi is a specialized term used to illustrate how Finnish expresses turning something into another state or function. It is not widely used as an independent lexical item outside descriptions of Finnish grammar, but it can appear in linguistic examples, dictionaries, or educational materials about translative forms.

Related concepts include selostus (the noun meaning description or report) and the translative case (-ksi) in Finnish grammar, which marks change of state or role.