jätteiksi

Jätteiksi is a Finnish word formed as the translative plural of the noun jäte, meaning waste or garbage. It denotes becoming something new or being classified as something, in particular turning into waste.

In Finnish, the translative suffix -ksi marks a change of state or transformation. The singular form is jätteeksi (into waste), while the plural form is jätteiksi (into wastes). The forms are used with verbs that express becoming or turning into something, such as muuttua (to become) or saada (to become).

Usage notes:

- Singular example: Pakkaukset muutettiin jätteeksi. (The packaging was turned into waste.)

- Plural example: Nämä pakkaukset muutuvat jätteiksi. (These packages are turning into wastes.)

- The word appears in environmental, waste management, and recycling contexts, where materials are described as becoming waste rather than being reused in their current form.

Related terms include jäte and jätteet, the base singular noun for waste and its plural, as well as phrases describing waste management, recycling, and regulatory classifications. Jätteiksi is part of a broader Finnish system of case endings that express changes of state or classification in relation to the noun jäte.