laiskoiksi

Laiskoiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective laiska, meaning lazy. It is used to express a change of state into laziness that affects a plural subject. The translative case in Finnish denotes becoming or turning into something.

The form laiskoiksi is typically used after verbs of becoming, such as tulla (to become) and muuttua (to turn into). For example: Nuoret muuttuvat laiskoiksi. This sentence means that the youths are becoming lazy. The construction can refer to any plural subject, as in opiskelijat muuttuvat laiskoiksi (the students are becoming lazy).

Morphology: laiska is the base adjective; the singular translative form is laiskaksi, while the plural translative form is laiskoiksi. The stem remains laisk-, with the plural ending -oiksi in the translative case.

Usage notes: laiskoiksi is commonly found in descriptive, colloquial, or evaluative statements about groups or multiple things changing into a lazy state. It is used with verbs of becoming and is not typically used with a simple stative predicate like olla (to be).

See also: Finnish grammar, translative case, adjectives in Finnish.