Korkeimmalla

Korkeimmalla is a Finnish grammatical form used to indicate location at the highest point or level. It is the superlative degree of korkea combined with the adessive suffix -lla, producing korkeimmalla. The phrase functions to place something at the most elevated position in a given context.

In use, korkeimmalla appears most often with a noun in the adessive case such as tasolla, paikalla, or korkeammalla tasolla. Common examples include korkeimmalla tasolla meaning “at the highest level” and korkeimmalla paikalla meaning “at the highest place.” The form can be found in everyday descriptions, technical writing, or formal discourse when precise location or status at the top is being conveyed.

Grammatically, korkeimmalla illustrates how Finnish adjectives are inflected for degree and case. The base form korkea conveys height, korkein is the superlative adjective meaning “highest,” and korkeimmalla applies the adessive case to that superlative to express a location or state in space or hierarchy. The same pattern can be used with other nouns to emphasize the topmost position or level.

Etymology traces korkeimmalla to the adjective korkea, its superlative korkein, and the adessive suffix -lla. The construction is common in Finnish when contrasting different levels, layers, or ranks and when specifying where something sits in relation to the top.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, comparative and superlative forms, adessive case.