säännönmukaisiksi

Säännönmukaisiksi is a Finnish translative plural form of the adjective säännönmukainen, meaning that something has been transformed into a state that conforms to rules or follows regular patterns. The term is often used in formal, administrative, or organizational contexts to describe processes, practices, or classifications that have been standardized or made rule-based. It emphasizes consistency and adherence to defined regulations or norms.

Etymology: säännönmukainen is built from sääntö, meaning rule, and mukainen, meaning in accordance with or resembling. The translative suffix -ksi signals a change of state, and the ending -iksi marks the target state in the plural form.

Usage: Säännönmukaisiksi is used with verbs that denote becoming or turning into a particular state and typically with plural subjects or a reference to multiple items. Examples: Prosessit muutettiin säännönmukaisiksi. Tiedonvaihto tehtiin säännönmukaisiksi. The phrase can also appear in contexts describing ongoing efforts to align practices with standards, as in pyritään tekemään käytännöt säännönmukaisiksi.

See also: säännönmukaisuus (the quality of being rule-based or standardized), säännönmukainen (the adjective meaning rule-based or standardized), sääntö (rule).