Tavapärasemaks

Tavapärasemaks is an Estonian grammatical form used to express that something is changing into a more ordinary or conventional state. It is the translative form derived from the comparative adjective tavapärane, and it is typically used with verbs that indicate a change of state, such as muutuma (“to become”). The form tavapärasemaks signals a movement toward greater ordinariness or normality.

In use, tavapärasemaks appears in sentences describing a process of becoming more typical. For example, Käitumine muutus tavapärasemaks (The behavior became more ordinary). Aja jooksul veebidisain muutub tavapärasemaks (Over time, the site design becomes more conventional). The construction is mainly a neutral descriptive device, but it can carry nuance depending on context, sometimes implying blandness or conformity.

Tavapärasemaks is a specialized grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item. It belongs to the system of Estonian mood and case that marks change of state. Related forms include tavapärane (ordinary) and tavapärasem (comparative), with tavapärasemaks functioning specifically to express the act of becoming more ordinary.