pituisiksi

Pituisiksi is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the translative plural of the adjective pitkä, meaning long. It is used to express a change of state into something described as long, typically referring to more than one item or thing.

In Finnish, the translative form conveys becoming or turning into something. The singular form is pitkäksi, while the plural translative is pituisiksi. This form appears with nouns that are in the plural and typically follows verbs of change or transformation, such as muuttaa or tehdä. The use of pituisiksi emphasizes that multiple entities are altered so that they become long or longer.

Common contexts for pituisiksi include manufacturing, measurement, design, and descriptive narration where length is the characteristic being created or altered. For example, mittalaitteet voivat muuttua pituisiksi (the measurements or devices can be made longer), or kappaleet muutettiin pituisiksi (the pieces were made longer). The form signals that the change affects several items or categories simultaneously, rather than a single object.

Notes on usage: pituisiksi is relatively specialized and more likely to appear in written or technical Finnish, such as instructions, specifications, or formal descriptions. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler expressions to indicate lengthening or to describe something that is long, without employing the translative plural form.