palasiksi

Palasiksi is a Finnish adverb meaning into pieces or into fragments. It is used to describe the result of an action that breaks, dismantles, or divides something so that it consists of several parts. The form is most often employed with verbs of breaking or disassembly, such as rikkoi (broke), hajotti (shattered), or purkaa (dismantle).

In usage, palasiksi conveys a tangible fragmentation. For example, a glass may be broken into pieces: Hän rikkoi lasin palasiksi. The expression is also used figuratively to indicate that plans, structures, or relationships have fallen apart or been destroyed in a figurative sense, as in Suunnitelmat ovat menneet palasiksi, meaning that the plans have collapsed or failed.

Palasiksi belongs to the broader family of Finnish adverbial forms that express transformation into a different state or condition. It emphasizes the end result of the action, namely that the object exists now as multiple parts rather than in a single whole. While palasiksi is common in everyday Finnish, it is part of a larger set of expressions including paloiksi, which also conveys division into pieces and is used in related contexts; regional or stylistic preferences may influence the choice between such forms.

See also: pala, paloiksi, expressions of division and disassembly in Finnish.