Virtaavaksi

Virtaavaksi is a translative inflection of the Finnish adjective virtaava, meaning flowing or streaming. It is used to express a change of state into a flowing condition, typically with verbs that denote transformation such as muuttua (to become) or tulla (to become).

Morphology and function: The form is built from virtaava by adding the translative suffix -ksi, yielding virtaavaksi. In sentences it functions to indicate that something is becoming or turning into a flowing state. It is common in descriptive and descriptive-narrative contexts, including scientific or technical writing when describing physical processes, as well as in literary language for metaphorical use.

Usage: Virtaavaksi describes substances or phenomena that acquire a flowing quality, and it can be used metaphorically to denote fluidity in non-physical domains such as speech, process, or conversation. Typical construction involves a main verb of change, for example muuttua virtaavaksi or tulla virtaavaksi.

Examples:

- Jään sulaessa vesi muuttuu virtaavaksi. (As the ice melts, the water becomes flowing.)

- Keväällä koko joki muuttuu virtaavaksi. (In spring, the entire river becomes flowing.)

- Hänen puheensa muuttui virtaavaksi, kun hän sai yleisön mukaan.

Notes: Virtaavaksi is a form that reflects Finnish descriptive grammar rather than a separate lexical item. Its meaning relies on the context of change into a flowing condition, and it is often interchangeable with other expressions that convey the idea of becoming fluid, depending on style and register.