vapautuneeksi

Vapautuneeksi is a Finnish translative form derived from the past participle vapautunut, used to express a change of state: to become liberated or freed. The translative case, marked by the suffix -ksi, indicates that something is undergoing or has undergone a transition into a new condition. In practice, vapautuneeksi is most often found with verbs that express becoming, such as tulla (to become) or muuttua (to change into).

Morphology and usage: Vapautuneeksi is the singular translative form of vapautunut. The corresponding plural form is vapautuneiksi, used when the subject changes into a plural liberated state. Finnish uses the translative to denote a process of change or a resultant state, rather than a completed action, which is typically conveyed by perfect or past tenses with other participles. Vapautuneeksi is therefore common in formal, written, or literary Finnish and appears in contexts describing political, social, or personal liberation, release, or emancipation.

Examples:

- Hänestä tuli vapautuneeksi. (He became liberated.)

- Kansalaiset tulivat vapautuneiksi. (The citizens became liberated.)

Related forms and notes: Vapautua (to become free, to be released) is the base verb; vapautunut (freed, liberated) is the past participle used in other constructions. The translative form vapautuneeksi highlights the process of becoming rather than a completed state alone.