Kevyemmin

Keveemmin is the adverbial comparative form of the Finnish adjective kevyinen, meaning light in weight or easy. It is used to describe actions or states performed in a lighter manner or with less burden, compared with another reference point. In Finnish grammar, kevyinen forms the comparative adjective kevyempi (lighter), and the corresponding adverbial form kevyemmin is created by adding the suffix -mmin to the stem.

Kevyemmin can describe physical effort, energy expenditure, or ease of execution. It answers questions such as how something is done in relation to another way of doing it. It is commonly used in contexts like sports, movement, or tasks that have become less demanding.

Examples of usage include sentences such as: Hän juoksi kevyemmin kuin eilen. This translates to “He ran more lightly than yesterday,” illustrating a comparative manner of action.

Kevyemmin is distinct from kevyesti, another Finnish adverb that means “gently” or “lightly” in the sense of manner rather than comparison. While kevyesti describes the quality of the action itself, kevyemmin makes explicit a comparison to another state or prior performance.

In sum, kevyemmin is a standard grammatical form in Finnish for signaling that an action is performed in a lighter or less burdensome way relative to another reference point, and it is part of the broader set of comparative forms derived from kevyinen.