looduslikuks

Looduslikuks is an Estonian word that functions as the translative form of the adjective looduslik, meaning natural. The translative case is used to express a change of state, roughly “into a natural state.” In practice, looduslikuks appears after verbs that denote becoming or turning into something, most commonly with muutuma (to become) or saama (to get/to become).

As a predicative complement, looduslikuks describes a new state that something has reached. Examples include ta muutus looduslikuks (he became natural) or ta sai looduslikuks (he turned natural/was made natural). The construction is typical in descriptive or process-oriented language, such as nature writing, discussions about materials or aesthetics, and product descriptions that emphasize naturalness or natural appearance.

Usage notes:

- Looduslikuks is used to indicate transformation toward a natural state, often contrasted with artificial or synthetic states.

- The form is most common in formal or neutral registers; in everyday speech, speakers might use alternative phrasing depending on context.

- The exact nuance can depend on the broader sentence and context, including what is being described as becoming natural and why.

In summary, looduslikuks is a grammatical tool in Estonian for signaling that something has become natural, typically following verbs of becoming, and is used to convey a change of state toward naturalness in various styles of writing. See also looduslik (natural) for related terminology.