Tuottamaksi

Tuottamaksi is a translative form in Finnish grammar derived from the participle tuottama, meaning produced or generated. The form tuottamaksi is used to indicate becoming or transforming into something that is produced, created, or resulting from production processes. In this sense, it describes a change of state rather than a static attribute.

Formation and function

Tuottamaksi is formed by combining the past passive participle tuottama with the translative suffix -ksi, which signals change into the specified state. The construction is commonly used with nouns that denote products, outputs, or otherwise produced results. It can express the idea that a process or action turns something into a produced item or into a state characterized by production.

Usage and contexts

Tuottamaksi is typically found in technical, economic, or design-oriented texts where the emphasis is on outputs or results of processes. It may appear in discussions about manufacturing, research and development, or policy contexts where outcomes are described as produced products or value-added results. Examples include phrases like:

- Prosessi muuttaa raakaa materiaalia tuottamaksi tuotteeksi.

- Hankkeessa pyritään saattamaan tutkimustulos tuottamaksi lisäarvoksi.

Notes

Tuottamaksi should be distinguished from the plain adjective tuottama in attributive use; tuottamaksi marks a transition into a produced state rather than a simple description. It is one of several translative forms Finnish uses to express change into a new state or role.

See also

Finnish grammar, translative case, participles of tuottaa.