Valotusajoiksi

Valotusajoiksi is a Finnish linguistic form related to the term valotusajo, which means exposure time in photography and cinematography. The word valotusajoiksi consists of the compound root valotusajo plus the translative plural suffix -iksi, and is used to denote “as exposure times” or “for exposure times” in contexts where multiple durations are being specified or compared.

In practice, valotusajoiksi appears mainly in technical writing, manuals, and translations dealing with camera settings, film processing, or light measurements. It is less common in everyday language, where the simpler plural valotusajat or singular valotusajaksi is typically preferred. The translative plural signals a role or function: something is to be used as a set of exposure times rather than a single fixed value.

Usage notes:

- Valotusajoiksi is appropriate when referring to multiple exposure durations presented as options or categories.

- For a single duration, valotusajaksi (singular translative) is usually used; for multiple durations in standard prose, valotusajat is common.

- In Finnish technical style, the term may appear in lists, specifications, or procedural steps that require explicit enumeration of exposure times.

Examples:

- Asetukset voidaan määrittää valotusajoiksi 1/60 s ja 1/125 s. (The settings can be defined as exposure times of 1/60 s and 1/125 s.)

- Ohjeissa kerrotaan useita valotusajoiksi, joilla kuvat tulisi ottaa eri valaistusolosuhteissa.

See also:

- Valotus, exposure in photography

- Aika (time) and translative case in Finnish grammar

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