Kehittyneemmän

Kehittyneemmän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish comparative adjective kehittyneempi, meaning “more developed.” It is used when the comparative describes a noun that is in the genitive case, such as after numerals or in possessive phrases. In practice, kehittyneemmän functions as a modifier in phrases like kehittyneemmän maan talous or kehittyneemmän kaupungin asukkaat, translating to “the more developed country’s economy” and “the inhabitants of the more developed city,” respectively.

Morphology and usage note: Finnish adjectives agree in number and case with the nouns they modify. The base comparative form kehittyneempi becomes kehittyneemmän in the genitive singular to align with a genitive noun. This pattern is common for attributive phrases in both formal and written Finnish, including economic, political, and academic texts.

Common contexts: kehittyneemmän is typically found in comparative constructions that compare entities such as countries, regions, cities, or organizations. It appears most often in written Finnish, where precision in description and attribution is important, for example in reports, articles, and policy analyses.

Examples:

- kehittyneemmän maan infra­struktuuri (the infrastructure of the more developed country)

- kehittyneemmän kaupungin asukkaat (the inhabitants of the more developed city)

Limitations: In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler phrases like kehittyneempi maa or kehittyneemmän maan käyttö, depending on context and style. The form kehittyneemmän is correct and standard when the noun it modifies is in genitive.

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