tehostuneeksi

Tehostuneeksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to express a change into a state of increased effectiveness or efficiency. It is a translative form derived from the verb tehostua, which means to become more powerful, effective, or intensified. The form tehostuneeksi is typically used to indicate that something has become, or will become, such a transformed state.

Formation and meaning

Tehostuneeksi is a translative form, generally occurring with predicates that describe a change of state. It is formed from the tehostua-stem and the translative suffix, signaling a transition into a new condition. In practice, it is often found with verbs like tulla or muuttua, as in sentences describing a shift toward greater efficiency or effectiveness. For example, a production process can be described as muuttunut tehostuneeksi (has become more efficient).

Usage

The tehostuneeksi form is more common in formal, technical, or bureaucratic Finnish than in everyday speech. It serves to emphasize the result of improvement and the new state rather than the ongoing action of improving. It may appear in reports, evaluations, and policy discussions where precise characterization of outcomes is important.

Related terms

Tehostuneeksi is related to tehostua (to become more efficient), tehostaa (to make more efficient), and tehostaminen (the act of enhancing efficiency). It is part of a family of Finnish expressions that describe transitions into altered states of performance or capability.

See also: tehostua, tehostaa, tehostaminen, translatiivinen case.