kypsäksi

Kypsäksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective kypsä, meaning ripe, mature, or cooked. It functions as a translative form that expresses a change of state, indicating that something has become or is brought into a finished or ready condition. The translative kypsäksi is used with verbs of transformation or preparation to mark the resulting state.

The term is used across several contexts. In cooking, it describes food that has been prepared to the appropriate level of doneness, such as meat or vegetables that are cooked through. In natural and biological contexts, kypsäksi can indicate that something has ripened or matured, for example fruit reaching its fully ripe state. The form also appears in more abstract or figurative uses, where a plan, idea, or process reaches a viable or final stage.

Grammatical notes: kypsäksi is the translative form of kypsä and is typically found in constructions that denote becoming or transformation. It is more common in written or technical language and in set phrases than in everyday colloquial Finnish. The concept is closely related to kypsyys (ripeness or maturity) and kypsennys (the act of cooking to doneness).

See also: kypsyys, kypsennys.