rikkomiseksi

Rikkomiseksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the noun rikkominen, which means a violation or breach. The word rikkomiseksi is the translative form of rikkominen, used to express designation or change of state, roughly “into a violation” or “as a violation.” It is most common in formal or legal language rather than in everyday speech.

In Finnish grammar, the suffix -ksi marks the translative case, which is used to indicate a transformation, a designation, or a role. Therefore rikkomiseksi literally signals that something becomes or is treated as a violation. This form appears in clauses that classify actions as violations under statutes or regulations, or when describing how something is interpreted or judged in legal texts. For example, sentences such as “Teko katsottiin rikkomiseksi” (The act was regarded as a violation) or “Toimenpide voidaan tulkita rikkomiseksi” (The measure can be interpreted as a violation) illustrate its typical use.

Rikkominen refers to the act of breaking rules or laws and is the more common basis term in prose. A related noun is rikkomus, which can denote a violation itself. The translative form rikkomiseksi contrasts with other cases tied to the same root, such as quisive or genitive forms, and is chiefly encountered in formal written Finnish.

See also: rikkominen, rikkomus, Finnish translative case, legal language in Finland.