Vedelikkudeks

Vedelikkudeks is the translative plural form of the Estonian noun vedelik, meaning liquid. It is used to express transformation into liquids or a change of state into the condition of being liquids. The corresponding singular form is vedelikkuks. In Estonian grammar, the translative expresses a transition or result of a process, so vedelikkudeks denotes becoming several liquids or turning into liquids as a final state.

Morphology and usage

Vedelikkudeks is formed from the plural stem vedelikud plus the translative suffix -eks. It appears in sentences describing processes where substances change into liquids, or when the result of a process is a liquid state. It is most commonly found in technical, scientific, or culinary contexts, and is typically used with verbs of change such as muutma (to change/become) or muutuma (to become).

Examples

- Segu kuumutamisel muutub see vedelikkudeks. (When heated, the mixture becomes liquids.)

- Pärast emulsiooni töötlemist koostisained võivad vedelikkudeks muutuda. (After processing the emulsion, the ingredients may become liquids.)

Context and notes

Vedelikkudeks remains a specialized term and is most natural in technical writing, recipes describing phase changes, or chemical processes. In everyday Estonian, speakers may opt for more common phrases like muutub vedelaks or muutub vedelaks olekuks, depending on the exact nuance.

See also

Estonian grammar, translative case, vedelik (liquid).