Valikoinniksi

Valikoinniksi is a Finnish grammatical form that can be understood as the translative version of valikointi, the noun for selection or screening. The term expresses a transformation into a state or role and is primarily encountered in linguistic description rather than in everyday speech. Because it is a specialized form, it appears mainly in grammars, glossaries, or academic discussions about Finnish morphology.

Etymology and morphology: The word combines valikointi with the translative suffix -ksi, which in Finnish denotes change of state, role, or function (for example, turning something into something else). Valikoinniksi thus signals “into a selection” or “as a selection” in contexts where a thing is described as taking on the function or identity of a selection process.

Usage: The form is rare and typically used in theoretical or technical writing. In common prose, speakers usually rephrase to avoid the translative construction, opting for phrases such as muuntaen valinnaksi or the simpler expression describing the intended function. Valikoinniksi may appear in explanations of data-processing pipelines, filtering criteria, or discussions of Finnish case morphology as an example of how the translative case operates.

Examples (illustrative):

- "Kenttä muutetaan valikoinniksi osana suodatusta."

- "Tästä tuloksesta tulee valikoinniksi hakuprosessissa." These sentences demonstrate the idea of transforming something into a selection or using it as a selection, though such usage is uncommon outside linguistic analysis.

See also: valikointi, translative case (ksi).