Kaukaisempia

Kaukaisempia is a Finnish word that functions as the plural partitive form of the comparative adjective kaukaisempi, meaning “more distant” or “farther away.” It is used to refer to several distant things or concepts in a non-specific way, often in contexts where the noun is plural and in the partitive case, for example: kaukaisempia kyliä (more distant villages) or kaukaisempia ajatuksia (more distant thoughts).

Morphology and usage: In Finnish, kaukaisempi is the comparative form of the adjective kaukainen. The plural partitive form of this comparative is kaukaisempia, which is used with plural nouns in the partitive case. The nominative plural of the comparative would be kaukaisempia in many contexts, while kaukaisempia as a standalone word typically accompanies a noun in a sentence. The form is common in literary and journalistic Finnish, especially when distinguishing distances, whether geographical or metaphorical.

Examples and context: Kaukaisempia can describe physical distance, such as “Kaukaisempia kyliä reitillä” (further distant villages on the route), or abstract distance, such as “kaukaisempia tavoitteita” (more distant goals). It may appear in poetry, travel writing, reports, and analyses that compare multiple items by how distant they are, whether in space, time, or conceptual scope.

See also: kaukaisempi, kaukaisimmat, kaukaisuus.