Vaikutuksiksi

Vaikutuksiksi is the plural translative form of the Finnish noun vaikutus, meaning roughly "effects" or "impacts" when used to indicate change into a state or role. It combines the root vaikutus (from the verb vaikuttaa, "to influence" or "to affect") with the translative case ending -ksi in its plural form -iksi, and is used to express transformation, reclassification, or being regarded as effects.

Grammatical function and usage

The translative case in Finnish marks change into something or a shift of state and is commonly used with verbs such as muuttua (to become), lukea (to count/read as) and pitää (to consider). Vaikutuksiksi is used when multiple outcomes or impacts are framed as becoming or being regarded as effects. For example: "Toimet luettiin vaikutuksiksi" (The measures were counted as effects) or "Tulokset muuttuivat vaikutuksiksi käytännössä" (The results turned into practical effects).

Register and collocations

The term is neutral and appears in administrative, scientific and journalistic contexts where impacts are evaluated, classified or described. Common collocations include arvioida vaikutuksiksi (to assess as effects), lukea vaikutuksiksi (to count as effects) and muuttaa vaikutuksiksi (to convert into effects).

Related forms

Singular translative: vaikutukseksi; nominative plural: vaikutukset; partitive plural: vaikutuksia. The word stems from standard Finnish morphology rather than borrowing.