Tulevaksi

Tulevaksi is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the translative form of the adjective tuleva, meaning "future" or "coming." It is used to express a change of state or the target state into which a subject will enter, typically in constructions built with the verb tulla meaning "to become." In other words, tulevaksi marks what someone or something will become in the future.

In practice, tulevaksi is part of the translative system in Finnish, which conveys a sense of becoming or turning into a new state. It can be used with nouns or noun phrases that name a role, status, or condition, often in contexts that emphasize futurity or intention. The form is related to other translative constructions such as -ksi, which appears after many nouns and adjectives to denote a changed state.

Usage notes:

- Tulevaksi focuses on the prospective or anticipated nature of the change, whereas the more general tulema + -ksi constructions describe a change without the same emphasis on futurity.

- In everyday Finnish, the standard way to express “to become” a certain role or state is often tuleminen with the appropriate translative form (for example, becoming a specific role). Tulevaksi may appear when a speaker wants to foreground the future-oriented aspect.

See also:

- Translative case (Finnish)

- Tulla (to become)

The term tulevaksi appears mainly in linguistic descriptions of Finnish grammar and in analyses of how futurity and change of state are encoded morphologically.