kumppanuudeksi

Kumppanuudeksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun kumppanuus, meaning partnership or collaboration. It indicates a change of state or function into a partnership and is used with verbs that express becoming, forming, or designation of a relationship. The suffix -ksi marks the translative case in Finnish grammar.

In practice, kumppanuudeksi can refer to both formal legal partnerships and broader cooperative arrangements, depending on context. In legal and corporate writing it is common in discussions of joint ventures, strategic alliances, or other formal partnerships, but in general writing it may also describe a more informal or evolving collaboration between parties.

Usage notes: because kumppanuus can denote different kinds of partnerships, the precise meaning of kumppanuudeksi is determined by the surrounding text, definitions in contracts, and the nature of the collaboration being described. The form answers the question "into what?" in predicative constructions, as in statements about becoming or being designated as a partnership.

Origin: Kumppanuudeksi is formed from kumppanuus with the translative suffix -ksi, a standard way in Finnish to express transformation or designation into a new state.

See also: kumppanuus, yhteistyö, liittoutuminen, yhteisyritys.