useammiksi

Useammiksi is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the translative form of the comparative adjective useampi, meaning “more numerous” or “a greater number.” The translative mood in Finnish marks a change of state, so useammaksi is taken to mean “to become more numerous” or “into a greater number.” The form is typically created by adding the translative suffix -ksi to the stem of useampi, yielding useammaksi. In standard references, useammaksi appears mainly in linguistic descriptions and grammar discussions; its use in everyday speech is relatively rare.

Grammatical function and usage notes: As a translative form, useammaksi expresses a transition into a state described by the adjective useampi. It is most often encountered in predicative constructions that describe a change of quantity or degree, such as phrases involving becoming more numerous. In ordinary speech, Finnish speakers more commonly express increases in number with other constructions (for example, more/monia or useampia), so useammaksi tends to appear in formal, pedagogical, or descriptive linguistic contexts.

Etymology and related forms: Useammaksi is derived from the adjective useampi (meaning “more,” “several”) with the Finnish translative suffix -ksi. Related words in the same paradigm include useampi (base form), useampia (plural partitive), and other translative forms built from quantitative adjectives. The form illustrates how Finnish can encode qualitative change in quantity through inflection rather than through fixed adverbial phrases.

See also: Finnish grammar, translative case, comparative degree, number expressions.