aiheuttaviksi

aiheuttaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb aiheuttaa, meaning to cause. It is the translative plural form of the present active participle aiheuttava and is used to designate those or things that are “becoming” causes or that function as causes. In practice, it translates roughly as “as those who cause” or “into causes.” The form is most common in formal or technical language rather than everyday speech.

Formation and usage notes: The base is the present active participle aiheuttava (causing). The suffix -iksi marks the translative case, indicating a change of state or role, and the overall form is used in noun phrases to label categories or functions. Because Finnish syntax often relies on case endings to signal role, aiheuttaviksi typically appears in contexts that classify or identify agents or factors and is frequently found in legal, administrative, or academic texts.

Typical contexts: It appears when writers classify actors or factors as causes. For example, in a study or report one might speak of tekijät määriteltyinä vaurion aiheuttaviksi tekijöiksi, meaning “the factors identified as causes of damage.” The construction emphasizes the role of the identified items rather than describing them with a simple attributive adjective.

Example: Tutkimuksessa useat tekijät määriteltiin vaurioiden aiheuttaviksi tekijöiksi. This sentence shows how aiheuttaviksi works to label multiple elements as those that cause damage.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, translative case, -ksi suffix.