valgeks

Valgeks is an Estonian translative form of the adjective valge (white). It is used to express a change of state toward whiteness or to designate something as becoming white. In Estonian, adjectives can take a translative ending -ks to indicate a transformation, frequently in clauses with verbs of becoming such as saama (to become) and muutuma (to change into). The form valgeks thus marks a transition to the state of whiteness.

Common usage examples include: Ta sai valgeks. (He became white.) Ta muutus valgeks pärast lund. (He turned white after the snow.) These examples show valgeks functioning as a predicative complement after a verb of transition; it does not carry independent lexical meaning beyond valge with the translative.

In addition to its grammatical role, valgeks may appear in descriptive or literary contexts to emphasize whiteness as a state, for instance in imagery describing snow, pale complexions, or light effects.

From a linguistic perspective, valgeks is the translative case form of valge and one of several Estonian adjectives that take the -ks ending to express change of state. Other adjectives can form -ks equivalents as well, e.g., kõrgeks for becoming tall/high; the exact meaning depends on context and the main verb.

Valgeks is not a separate lexical entry; it is a morphological form used in specific grammatical constructions.

See also: valge; translatiiv; muutuma; saama.