atraktiivseks

Atraktiivseks is the Estonian translative form of the adjective atraktiivne (attractive). The translative case, marked by the suffix -seks, expresses a change of state and is used in predicates after verbs of becoming or making. In practical usage, atraktiivseks functions as a predicative complement meaning “to become attractive” or “to make someone/something attractive.”

Uso and examples:

Common constructions include muutuma with the translative form, as in Ta muutus atraktiivseks (He became attractive). The form may also occur in phrases meaning “to make attractive,” for example kedagi atraktiivseks teha (to make someone attractive). In modern Estonian, atraktiivseks is often encountered in advertising, design, and discourse about aesthetics, where a process or result of increasing attractiveness is described.

Grammar and nuance:

Atraktiivseks is not a standalone noun; it is a predicative form used with verbs of change or causation. Its meaning can range from physical appearance to perceived appeal, depending on context. The surrounding vocabulary determines whether the emphasis is on appearance, branding, or overall attractiveness.

Etymology and related forms:

The word derives from atraktiivne (attractive), itself borrowed from the international term attractive through Estonian linguistic adaptation. Related terms include atraktiivsus (attractiveness) and atraktiivne (attractive). The broader category includes other translative forms formed with -seks to denote changes of state in Estonian grammar.

See also:

atraktiivsus, atraktiivne, translatiivne vorm, Estonian grammar.