Kuvaavampia

Kuvaavampia is a Finnish comparative adjective form meaning more descriptive or more pictorial. It is derived from the adjective kuvaava (descriptive, pictorial) and is created with the comparative suffix -mpi, giving kuvaavampi for singular reference. The form kuvaavampia is the partitive plural of the comparative and is used when describing multiple items in a context that requires partitive case.

In usage, kuvaavampia describes the degree of descriptiveness relative to another item. It can modify nouns directly or appear in sentences with linking verbs. Examples include: Tämä kuva on kuvaavampi kuin tuo, meaning this image is more descriptive than that. Nämä kuvat ovat kuvaavampia kuin nuo, meaning these pictures are more descriptive than those. Kävin läpi kuvaavampia esimerkkejä, meaning I reviewed more descriptive examples.

Etymology and morphology: kuvaava forms the stem kuvaav-, to which the suffix -mpi is added to indicate the comparative. When modifying plural nouns in the partitive, the ending becomes -sia, -mia, or -ita depending on the noun’s declension, producing forms like kuvaavampia. This pattern is typical for Finnish adjectives with -va/-vä endings.

Kuvaavampia is primarily a descriptive, grammatical term in Finnish linguistics and everyday language, used to compare the descriptiveness of objects, texts, scenes, or other phenomena. It is part of the standard Finnish system of comparatives and agrees in number and case with the noun it modifies.

See also: Finnish grammar, comparative adjectives, adjective inflection, kuvaava.