Erilaisempien

Erilaisempien is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective erilainen in the comparative degree, used when the modified noun is plural and in the genitive case. It signals a higher degree of difference or diversity among the referenced group or set than another baseline.

In practice, erilaisempien appears in phrases where a plural noun governs the context in the genitive, for example with "ihmisten" or "mielipiteiden": erilaisempien ihmisten mielipiteet (the opinions of more different people) or vuosien erilaisempien kokemusten perusteella (based on more diverse experiences). The form is common in descriptive, journalistic, and academic Finnish when comparing groups, cultures, values, or characteristics.

Morphology and usage: the base form is erilainen (different). The comparative is erilaisempi (more different). When the object being described is a plural noun in genitive, Finnish often yields erilaisempien as the appropriate form. This allows nuanced expressions about differences that pertain to several individuals or items.

Nuance: erilaisempien does not denote a simple binary difference but a spectrum of variety within a group. It is typically used in analytical or evaluative writing to emphasize increased diversity, rather than in everyday casual speech. The term remains adjectival in function and relies on the surrounding noun to provide the concrete subject of comparison.