virheellisiksi

Virheellisiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish adjective virheellinen, meaning erroneous or faulty. It is used to express a change of state into being erroneous or to designate something as erroneous, typically in formal or official language. In Finnish, the translative case expresses a change into a new state; with plural complements, the form ends in -iksi, yielding virheellisiksi.

In practice, virheellisiksi appears with verbs that signify declaring, changing, or evaluating something as incorrect. Common constructions include todettiin virheellisiksi (were found to be erroneous), muutettiin virheellisiksi (were changed into erroneous), and pidettiin virheellisiksi (were regarded as erroneous). The form is most often used in reports, audits, scientific writing, and legal or regulatory contexts where a distinction between a current attribute and a designated state is important.

Examples:

- Tiedot todettiin virheellisiksi. (The data were deemed erroneous.)

- Näytteet muutettiin virheellisiksi tutkimuksessa. (The samples were turned into erroneous ones in the study.)

- Käyttäjien vastaukset todettiin virheellisiksi. (The users’ responses were found to be erroneous.)

Notes:

- Virheellisiksi conveys a designation or change of status rather than a permanent characteristic. When describing a quality as inherently erroneous, other constructions with virheellinen or virheellisesti may be more typical.

- The term is primarily used in formal Finnish and may be less common in everyday speech, where more direct phrases such as “virheellinen” or “virheellistä” are often used.

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