suoraksi

Suoraksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective suorа, meaning straight or direct. It is not a separate lexical item in common use; rather, suoraksi is the translative form that appears with the suffix -ksi to express a change of state or the assumption of a role or attribute. In Finnish, the translative marks that something becomes or is viewed as something else, so suoraksi functions in the same way as other -ksi forms.

In practice, suoraksi is used in contexts where a subject is described as having become or taken on a direct or straight capacity, or, in literal terms, as having taken on a straight form in descriptions of appearance or movement. The form tends to occur more in written or formal Finnish and in linguistic explanations of Finnish grammar, rather than in everyday spoken language. It is part of the same grammatical pattern as other -ksi forms such as opettajaksi (to become a teacher) or johtajaksi (to become a leader).

It is not commonly used to describe sexual orientation in standard Finnish; for that concept, speakers use more explicit expressions such as heteroseksuaaliseksi. See also suor a, translatiivinen -ksi, Finnish grammar for related grammatical forms.