kapeammaksi

Kapeammaksi is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the translative version of the comparative adjective kapea, meaning narrow. It expresses a change of state toward a more narrow condition and is used in verbal constructions such as tehdä jostakin kapeammaksi or tulla kapeammaksi.

Formation and usage: The base adjective is kapea; its comparative is kapeampi (more narrow). To indicate becoming narrower, the stem of the comparative takes the translative suffix -ksi, producing kapeammaksi. This form is not used as an independent adjective; it appears within a verb phrase describing a process of narrowing, for example with verbs like tehdä (to make) or tulla (to become).

Examples: Polku tuli kapeammaksi. In plans, tehtiin reitistä kapeammaksi. Rakennusprojektissa käytävä tehtiin kapeammaksi. These illustrate how the form marks a change toward a narrower state in objects such as paths, routes, or openings.

Notes: Kapeammaksi is a specialized grammatical form used in Finnish, typically in descriptive, technical, or planning contexts where the degree of narrowing is being discussed as a result of action. It is one of several translative forms that express change into a state, and it interacts with verbs that denote modification or transformation.