käteviksi

Käteviksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective kätevä, typically translated as handy, convenient, or skilled in handling. In Finnish, the translative case marks a change of state or a designation of something as belonging to a certain state; the suffix -ksi (in the plural form -iksi) is used with adjectives as a predicative complement. Therefore käteviksi means “into the state of being handy” for multiple subjects.

Usage of käteviksi occurs when describing a transformation into a handy or convenient state for several things or people, or when presenting multiple items as handy solutions. It appears most often in descriptive or technical writing, design, and product development, and less frequently in casual speech. The form helps to emphasize a transition rather than a static description.

Grammatically, käteviksi is used after verbs that express becoming, such as tulla or muuttua, and it agrees in number with the subject of the sentence. For example: Eri ehdotukset muuntuvat käteviksi ratkaisuiksi. This sentence means that various proposals transform into handy solutions. Another example is Tämä suunnitelma muuttuu käteväksi ratkaisuksi, illustrating the singular counterpart where the subject becomes a single handy solution.

In contrast, the singular form käteväksi is used with a singular subject or when referring to one object becoming handy. Kätevä is the base adjective, while käteviksi serves as the translative plural predicative form in appropriate contexts. Related terms include kätevä, kätevyys and other translative constructions in Finnish grammar.