Supistuneiksi

Supistuneiksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to describe a change of state toward something that has become contracted, reduced, or diminished. It is the translative plural form of the perfect passive participle of the verb supistua, and it signals turning into a contracted condition.

Morphology and formation: The participle supistunut, meaning “has contracted” or “has become reduced,” provides the stem supistune-. The translative plural suffix -iksi added to that stem yields supistuneiksi, used with plural nouns in translative predication. In practice, it is typically part of a clause with an auxiliary verb such as ovat or ovat muuttuneet, e.g., Tilat ovat supistuneiksi tiloiksi, meaning that the spaces have been changed into contracted spaces.

Usage: Supistuneiksi is mainly found in formal, technical, or bureaucratic language and in linguistic discussions about Finnish grammar. It describes a transition to a new state characterized by contraction or reduction and is not common in everyday speech. It is important to distinguish it from the singular form supistuneeksi and from related words like supistuminen (contraction, reduction) and supistua (to contract).

Example sentence: Tilat ovat supistuneiksi tiloiksi. This illustrates a plural subject becoming a set of contracted or reduced spaces through a process or classification.

See also: supistua, supistuminen, supistettu, translatiivi case in Finnish, predicative constructions in Finnish.