muistuttaviksi

Muistuttaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb muistuttaa, meaning to remind. It is the translative plural form of the present active participle muistuttava, which describes something that reminds or that functions as a reminder. The form is used to express a role or function, roughly translating to “as reminders” or “to be used as reminders” in English.

Morphology and usage notes

Muistuttava is the present active participle meaning “reminding” or “that reminds.” By adding the translative suffix -ksi, singular becomes muistuttavaksi, and in the plural the form is muistuttaviksi. The translative expresses a change of state or function, so muistuttaviksi denotes a state of being used as reminders or intended to remind. The construction is most commonly seen in noun phrases and predicative phrases describing purpose or function, rather than in everyday spoken language.

Typical contexts

- to describe objects or instructions intended to serve as reminders, for example in administrative or educational texts

- in labels or descriptions that specify function, such as muistuttaviksi tarkoitetut ohjeet or asetettu muistuttaviksi

- in formal or descriptive Finnish where precise function or role is being stated

Related forms

- muistuttava: present active participle meaning “reminding”

- muistuttaa: the verb “to remind”

- muistuttavaksi: singular translative form (“to become a reminder”)

Common stylistic notes

Muistuttaviksi appears mainly in formal, descriptive, or instructional language. It is part of a broader family of translative participial forms in Finnish that express a role or state into which something is placed.