Tehostetuksi

Tehostetuksi is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “into an enhanced state” or “made more effective.” It is the translative (-ksi) form of the past passive participle tehostettu, which comes from the verb tehostaa (to boost, to make more efficient). The translative conveys a change of state, so tehostetuksi expresses that something has been or is being transformed into the state described by tehostettu.

In usage, tehostetuksi is typically found with verbs that denote conversion or becoming, such as muuttua (to become) or tulla (to come to be). For example, a phrase like järjestelmä muuttui tehostetuksi can be understood as “the system became enhanced,” indicating a change in condition rather than a direct action carried out by an agent. Another pattern is tehostetusta tekeminen, which can mean “the act of making something more efficient,” used in more formal or technical contexts.

Tehostetuksi is most common in formal, administrative, or policy language and in technical writing. It is less frequently used in everyday speech, where simpler constructions or the adjective tehostettu (enhanced) are more typical. Distinct from tehostettu, which functions as an adjective meaning “enhanced,” tehostetuksi marks the result of a transformation and is tied to verbs of change, often appearing in sentences that describe outcomes, states, or target conditions after a modification.

See also: tehostettu, tehostaa, translative case in Finnish grammar.