kattaviksi

Kattaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the translative plural form of the adjective kattava, which means comprehensive or all-encompassing. The translative case marks a change of state, so kattaviksi expresses that something is becoming or is made to become comprehensive, and it is used with plural subjects.

Morphology and meaning: the base adjective kattava describes something that covers a wide scope. To express that a plural subject changes into that state, the form attaches the translative plural ending -iksi, yielding kattaviksi. For singular reference you would use kattavaksi (for example when a single item becomes comprehensive). Finnish adjectives do not encode gender, and the same form applies to inanimate and animate subjects.

Usage: kattaviksi is common in formal or evaluative writing and in explanations of scope, coverage, or completeness. It typically follows a verb that denotes becoming or turning into, such as tulla (to become) or saattaa/tekee in predicative constructions. Examples include liittyen toisen raportin, muutosten tai suunnitelmien kattavuuteen.

Examples:

- Raportit tulevat kattaviksi, kun ne sisältävät kaikki oleelliset tiedot. (The reports become comprehensive when they include all essential information.)

- Tutkimuksen kattavuus lisääntyy, kun aineistoa tehdään kattavammaksi kattaviksi iäviin lähteisiin. (This example illustrates the general idea of scope expanding toward comprehensiveness; note: adjust phrasing in actual use.)

Relation to related forms: kattavaksi is the singular counterpart, used when describing a single item becoming comprehensive. The noun for the concept of coverage is kattavuus, while other related adjectives describe varying degrees of completeness.

See also: Finnish grammar, translative case, adjectives, kattava, kattavuus.