subjektiksi

Subjektiksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun subjekti, meaning “subject” in both linguistic and general senses. The translative case, marked by the suffix -ksi, expresses change of state or designation of role, roughly corresponding to “into” or “as” in English. Therefore, subjekti becomes subjektiksi when indicating that someone or something becomes a subject or is designated to act as a subject.

In usage, subjektiksi is common in academic and descriptive writing, especially when describing experiments or analyses where participants are designated as subjects or when discussing how a person changes role. Examples: “Hänestä tuli subjekti tutkimuksessa.” “Tutkijat määrittivät koehenkilöt subjekteiksi tutkimuksessa.” In other contexts, “subjektiksi” can appear when talking about designation or classification, as in formal reporting or discourse analysis.

Notes: The term subjekti refers to the syntactic role of the one performing or affected by the verb; subjektiksi specifically marks a transition or designation to that role. The translative form is used across many Finnish nouns to express becoming, with other common examples such as opettajaksi (“as a teacher”), ystäväksi (“as a friend”).