neutraaleiksi

Neutraaleiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective neutraali, meaning neutral. In Finnish grammar, the translative case expresses a change of state or becoming something, and neutraaleiksi is used when the predicate describes a plural noun phrase. The corresponding singular forms are neutraaliseksi (singular translative) and neutraali (base form).

Usage and function

Neutraaleiksi is commonly used with verbs that denote becoming or changing state, such as muuttua (to become) or tulla (to come to be). It marks the resulting state as plural. For example: Mallit muuttuvat neutraaleiksi (The models are becoming neutral/neutral in appearance). Värit voivat muuttua neutraaleiksi (The colors may become neutral). In these examples, the subject is plural and the complement neutraaleiksi describes the resulting plural state.

Etymology and related forms

The word neutraali derives from Latin neutralis, via Swedish or other European languages that contributed to Finnish borrowings. The translative plural ending -eiksi distinguishes it from the singular translative ending -eksi, as in neutraaliseksi for singular change of state.

Usage notes

Neutraaleiksi is primarily a grammatical form used in written and formal Finnish. In everyday speech, speakers may choose variations depending on register, but the translative plural is standard in contexts describing a change into a neutral state for multiple items or categories.

See also

Finnish grammar, translative case, neutraali, color design terminology, neutral (concept)