Vaihdetuksi

Vaihdetuksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to describe a completed transformation of something into another state, version, or condition. It is a translative form of a past passive participle and occurs primarily in formal, technical, or legal language rather than in everyday speech. The term itself does not denote a standalone lexical item; rather it signals a change of state within a sentence.

Morphology: The base verb is typically vaihtaa, meaning to switch or replace. The standard past passive participle is vaihdettu or vaihdetty. The translative form, vaihdetuksi, is created by adding the translative suffix -ksi to the participial form, with possible phonological adjustments in longer phrases. This pattern is parallel to other translatives such as muunnetuksi (converted into) and asennetuksi (installed into).

Usage: Vaihdetuksi expresses that something has been altered to a new state as a result of a process or decision, emphasizing the outcome. It is common in written, formal contexts such as specifications, contracts, or regulatory documents. In everyday Finnish, it is relatively rare; speakers usually prefer vaihdettu or muunnettu to describe changes.

See also: Finnish grammar; participles; translative case; passive voice; transformation.