pimeäksi

Pimeäksi is the translative singular form of the Finnish adjective pimeä, meaning dark. In Finnish grammar, translative marks a change of state or a transformation into something, so pimeäksi is used to describe becoming dark or being made dark.

The form is commonly used with verbs that express becoming or making something into a different state. Typical constructions include tulla pimeäksi (“to become dark”) and muuttua pimeäksi (“to change into dark”). It can also follow tehdä when indicating that something is made into darkness, as in tehdä jostakin pimeäksi.

Morphology and examples:

- Singular: pimeäksi. Example: Päivä muuttui pimeäksi. (The day turned dark.)

- Plural: pimeiksi. Example: Päivät muuttuivat pimeiksi. (The days turned dark.)

The translative contrasts with other Finnish case forms such as the essive (pimeänä, “as dark” or “in the dark”) and the nominative/partitive forms used in other syntactic contexts. Pimeäksi specifically emphasizes a shift or transformation into darkness, rather than describing a state in the moment.

In usage, pimeäksi appears in everyday language, literature, and descriptions of lighting, atmosphere, or mood shifts. It is a standard tool for expressing how light conditions change, from daytime to night or from brightness to darkness.