Kuivempaa

Kuivempaa is a grammatical form in Finnish that corresponds to the comparative degree of the adjective kuivava? The base adjective is kuiva, meaning dry. The comparative form is kuivempi, meaning drier or more dry. Kuivempaa is the partitive singular form of that comparative, and it appears in sentences where the comparison is expressed with a noun in the partitive or in certain stylistic constructions.

Formation and function: from the stem kuiva, the comparative is formed with the suffix -mpi to yield kuivampi. When the comparative modifies a noun in the partitive case, the ending -a is added, producing kuivempaa. This form is commonly used with kuin to introduce the comparison, as in kuin -phrases: esimerkiksi “kuivempaa kuin tämä” or “kuivempaa kuin tuo,” where kuivempaa functions as the partitive comparative.

Common usage: kuivempaa appears in contexts describing relative dryness. Examples include: “Tämä viini on kuivempaa kuin tuo toinen.” (This wine is drier than that other one.) “Tämä talvi on kuivempaa kuin viime talvi.” (This winter is drier than last winter.) “Ilma on kuivempaa tänään kuin eilen.” (The air is drier today than yesterday.) In these cases, kuivempaa marks the degree of dryness in relation to another item or time.

Notes: Kuivempaa is not a standalone dictionary entry but a grammatical form used in comparative clauses. Its use helps express relative dryness across substances, weather, or textures, in a way consistent with Finnish comparative morphology. See also Finnish grammar, comparative degree, and partitive case.