Kirjallisempaan

Kirjallisempaan is the comparative form of the Finnish adjective kirjallinen, which means “literary” or “pertaining to literature.” The word literally translates as “to a more literary” or “more literary” in English. It is used to describe a shift or a state that is progressively more literary in character, style, or content.

The formation of the comparative follows the regular Finnish rule for adjectives ending in -n, by adding the suffix -empaan indicating a comparative degree in the dative or adessive case. In everyday speech, kirjallisempaan can appear in expressions such as “kirjallisempaan suuntaan” (toward a more literary direction) or “kirjallisempaan tyyliin” (in a more literary style). It is also used metaphorically to criticize or praise a change in approach, such as moving from a popular or popular‑culture‑oriented focus to a more literary one.

In academic and literary contexts, kirjallisempaan is often cited in discussions of stylistic evolution, genre blending, or the transformation of media contents. Linguistic studies on Finnish participles and comparative adverbs frequently reference the term to illustrate the morphological processes of Finnish comparative forms. The word appears in dictionaries, where it is defined with examples that illustrate its usage in both written and spoken language.