tyypeiksi

Tyypeiksi is the Finnish translative plural form of the noun tyyppi, which means "type", "kind" or colloquially "guy". In Finnish grammar the translative case (marked by the suffix -ksi) indicates a change of state, transformation, role or classification; the plural form tyypeiksi is used when that change or classification applies to multiple items or persons.

As a grammatical form, tyypeiksi appears in contexts such as classification ("Ne jaettiin tyypeiksi A ja B" — "They were divided into types A and B"), role change ("Opiskelijat valikoituivat ryhmäohjaajiksi eikä tyypeiksi" — though this contrasts roles rather than literal translation), or expressions meaning "as types" or "into types". When tyyppi is used colloquially to mean "person" or "guy", tyypeiksi can function similarly to indicate being regarded or transformed into particular kinds of people, although such uses depend on idiomatic context.

Etymologically, tyyppi is a borrowing from Swedish typ, ultimately from Latin/Greek typos ("form, model"). The translative suffix -ksi is a native Finnish case ending. Related forms include tyyppi (nominative singular), tyypit (nominative plural) and tyypiksi (translative singular).

Usage notes emphasize context: tyypeiksi is grammatical whenever multiple items are described as changing into or being classified as certain types, and its nuance depends on whether tyyppi is interpreted as "type" in a classification sense or colloquially as "person."