Hedelmäisempiä

Hedelmäisempiä is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “more fruity” in English. It is the plural partitive form of the comparative adjective hedellmäisempi, which comes from hedelmäinen meaning “fruity.” In other words, hedelmäisempiä is used when the modified noun is plural and in the partitive case, or in certain predicative contexts with a plural subject.

Formation and usage note: The basic comparative is formed from the stem hedеlmä- with the suffix -isempi to yield hedelmäisempi (singular). The corresponding plural partitive form is hedelmäisempiä. This form appears when describing multiple items in partitive or in predicates with plural subjects. Examples include:

- Tämä mehu on hedelmäisempi kuin tuo. (This juice is fruitier than that.)

- Nämä mehut ovat hedelmäisempiä kuin nuo mehut. (These juices are fruitier than those juices.)

- Hänellä on hedelmäisempiä makuja kuin muilla tuotteilla. (She has more fruity flavors than other products.)

Common contexts: Hedelmäisempiä is frequently used in food, drink, and flavor descriptions, as well as in marketing or culinary writing when contrasting degrees of fruitiness. It can describe taste, aroma, or overall impression of fruit-related products.

Related forms: The adjective also appears as hedellmäisempi (singular nominative), hedelmäisempiä (plural partitive), and in superlative forms such as hedelmäisimmäät/hedelmäisimmät depending on number and case. The word is part of Finnish adjective agreement, where endings reflect the noun’s number and case.