normaaliksi

Normaaliksi is the translative form of the Finnish adjective normaali. It is used to express a change into the state of normality or to describe something as having become normal. The form is commonly encountered in everyday language, medical or health contexts, and in descriptive statements about conditions or situations.

In Finnish grammar, the translative case, marked with the suffix -ksi, indicates a transition or change of state. When attached to an adjective such as normaali, the result normaali- becomes normaaliksi, signaling that something is turning into normal. This construction is typically used with verbs that denote becoming or changing, such as tulla, muuttua, or palata.

Common usage includes phrases like tulla normaaliksi (to become normal) or muuttua normaaliksi (to change into normal). For example: Tilanne muuttui normaaliksi (The situation returned to normal). Hän on tullut normaaliksi (He has become normal). After illness, many speakers say toipua ja on normaaliksi tullut, though simpler forms such as Hän on tullut normaaliksi are also natural in many contexts.

Normaaliksi functions as a predicative complement and can appear with different subjects and tenses, but it is not an adverb. The related forms include normaali (normal, adjective) and normaalisti (normally, adverb). Distinctions between normalen and adverbial usage help maintain precise meaning: normaalisti means in a normal manner, whereas normaaliksi specifies a state change to normal.

See also: Finnish grammar translative case, adjective usage, and the distinction between normaali and normaalisti.