elollisiksi

Elollisiksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to express a change of state into something that is living or animate. It is the translative plural form of the adjective elollinen, which means living or animate. In Finnish, the translative case indicates becoming or turning into something, and elollisiksi specifies that the result is multiple living beings.

Morphology and usage notes: The base adjective elollinen combines with the translative plural ending -iksi to form elollisiksi. It is typically used with a noun to describe what something has become. The construction often appears with verbs of transformation such as muuttaa (to change) or tulla (to become). For example, esineet muutettiin elollisiksi means “the objects were turned into living beings,” and ihmiset voivat muuttua elollisiksi means “people can become living beings.” The form functioning as a compound complement follows the same rules as other translative adjective forms in Finnish.

Examples:

- Esineet muutettiin elollisiksi.

- Tutkimuksessa tavoitteena oli muuttaa epäorgaaninen aines elollisiksi.

See also: elollinen (animate/living), elottomat (inanimate), translatiivi (translative case), Finnish grammar on transformations and state changes.

Summary: Elollisiksi is a specialized Finnish noun-adjective form used to denote becoming or turning into multiple living entities, commonly appearing in analytic constructions that describe a transformation into animate beings. It reflects Finnish’s translative case system and the distinction between animate and inanimate states.