kiistanalaisiksi

Kiistanalaisiksi is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “into controversial ones” or “into a state of controversy.” It is used to indicate that several subjects or issues have become regarded as controversial. The form is the translative plural of kiistanalainen, which describes something that provokes disagreement, debate, or dispute.

The word arises from kiistanalainen (controversial) with the translative suffix -ksi, which marks a change of state. In the plural, the suffix becomes -iksi and the stem kiistanalais- takes the ending ki–: kiistanalaisiksi. This form is typically used when the subject is transformed into a group of things that are themselves controversial.

Examples of usage can be found in formal writing and journalism. For instance, “Päätökset tekivät useista hankkeista kiistanalaisiksi” could be used to describe several projects becoming controversial as a result of a decision. Another example might be, “Uudet tulkinnat tekivät vanhat väitteet kiistanalaisiksi.” The form is correct in contexts describing multiple items or actors that are regarded as controversial, though more common everyday expressions may use kiistanalainen or kiistanalaisempi in the singular.

See also kiistanalainen, kiistanalaisuus and related Finnish grammar concepts such as the translative case. In translation, kiistanalaisiksi conveys the sense of becoming controversial or of being categorized as controversial in a plural sense.