keveiksi

Keveiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective keveä, meaning light in weight or easy to handle. It is used to express a change of state into something characterized by lightness or ease. In Finnish grammar, the translative case with the plural suffix -iksi marks a transition or becoming, so keveiksi serves to describe that things are becoming light or lightweight, or are to be treated as light.

Morphology and usage

The form keveiksi is formed from the stem keve- with the translative plural suffix -iksi. It is typically used with verbs that denote change of state, most commonly muuttaa (to change) or tulla (to become). For example: Laatikkot muuttuvat keveiksi. The sentence means “The boxes are becoming lighter.” Keveiksi is distinct from keveinä, the essive plural meaning “as light ones” or “in a light state,” which describes a temporary state rather than a process of becoming.

Meaning and nuance

Keveiksi often refers to physical weight reduction or simplifying in a figurative sense (e.g., reducing burden, complexity, or difficulty). The term appears in descriptive, technical, or poetic Finnish contexts where a transformation into a lighter condition is being narrated.

Relation to related forms

- keveä: base adjective meaning light or easy.

- keveiksi: translative plural form used for becoming.

- keveinä: essive plural form used for “as light” during a state.

- keveys: noun meaning lightness.

See also: keveä, translative case, essive case.