Keveämpi

Keveämpi is the comparative form of the Finnish adjective keveä, meaning light in weight, easy, or delicate. It is used to describe something that is lighter, simpler, or less burdensome than another thing. The sense can be physical, such as weight or bulk, or figurative, such as effort, complexity, or cost.

In Finnish, keveä becomes keveämpi in the comparative and kevein in the superlative. The adjective is commonly inflected to match number and case when used with nouns, for example: keveämpi ratkaisu (a lighter/easier solution), keveämmän rakenteen (of a lighter structure). The word also forms comparative adjectives in phrases such as “keveämpi vaihtoehto” or “keveämpi malli.” The comparative form is widely used across spoken and written Finnish, from everyday speech to technical and marketing language.

Usage notes: keveämpi conveys a sense of reduced weight, effort, or difficulty relative to a reference point. The nuance can range from physical lightness (a lighter device) to conceptual simplicity (a simpler design or less demanding process). While keveämpi often implies improvement or advantage, its appropriateness depends on context, as “lighter” can emphasize different aspects (weight, effort, or complexity) in different domains.

See also: keveä, kevyt, keveästi (adverbial usage in related contexts).