kaltaisiksi

Kaltaisiksi is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective meaning "like" or "similar." It is the translative plural form, used to express a change of state or a designation into a certain role or identity, roughly corresponding to the English “as” or “into the likeness of.” In use, kaltaisiksi typically appears in constructions where a subject is described as becoming or being treated as a group or category that is similar to another.

Grammatically, kaltaisiksi is the plural translative form and is paired with nouns in a way that marks a transformation or a role. The singular translative form of the same adjective is kaltaiseksi, while other related forms include kaltaisina (inessive plural) and kaltaisiksi (plurals in the translative). The stem kalta- conveys the sense of likeness or similarity, from which kaltais- is derived, and the suffix -iksi marks the translative case in Finnish grammar.

Common contexts for kaltaisiksi include formal or descriptive language where a person or thing is being described as belonging to a category or being viewed as resembling a group. It can appear after verbs that express becoming or designation, such as tulla or asettaa, in phrases like kaltaisiksi opettajiksi, meaning “as teachers” or “into the role of teachers.” The form is more likely to be found in written Finnish, formal discourse, or literary contexts than in casual speech.

See also: Finnish translative case, kaltaiset, kaltaiseksi, kaltaisina.