odotetuksi

Odotetuksi is a Finnish participial form used as an adjective in the translative case, meaning roughly “to be expected” or “anticipated.” It derives from the verb odottaa (to wait, to expect) through the past passive participle odotettu, and the translative suffix -ksi yields odotetuksi to indicate a change of state into being expected.

Morphology and formation: odotettu is the past passive participle of odottaa. Adding the translative suffix -ksi produces odotetuksi, which is used when describing something that is regarded as becoming or being regarded as expected. The singular form is odotetuksi; in the plural the form is odotetuiksi.

Usage and nuance: odotetuksi appears mainly in formal or written Finnish, including journalism and academic prose. It conveys a sense that something has met expectations or has been designated as expected by some standard or group. It is often used predicatively, for example after verbs like katsoa or pitää: "Päätös katsottiin odotetuksi" (The decision was viewed as expected) or "Asiantuntijat arvioivat tuloksen odotetuksi" (Experts assessed the result as expected). In everyday speech, the simpler odotettu is more common, whereas odotetuksi carries a more formal or evaluative tone.

Related forms: as noted, odotetuiksi is the translative plural form. The root odottaa and the related noun odotus provide additional related vocabulary.

See also: odottaa, odotus, odotettu.