Monimutkaisemman

Monimutkaisemman is a Finnish grammatical form that serves as the genitive singular of the comparative adjective monimutkaisempi, meaning “more complicated.” Finnish adjectives are declined to agree with the noun they modify in case and number, so monimutkaisemman appears when the noun is in the genitive singular.

Usage and function

Monimutkaisemman is used to describe or qualify a noun that is in the genitive case. It does not stand alone as a complete descriptive phrase; rather, it indicates that the described noun is more complicated than another noun in the context. For example, monimutkaisemman suunnitelman means “the plan of a more complicated one” or, in a natural translation, “the more complicated plan’s [something].” Similarly, monimutkaisemman virheen korjaaminen means “the repair of a more complicated error.”

Relationship to other forms

If the noun is in the nominative (the subject or a bare object), the common form would be monimutkaisempi: monimutkaisempi suunnitelma = “a more complicated plan.” The genitive singular ending -n on the adjective marks its agreement with the genitive noun. The form is primarily a function of grammatical case rather than a separate lexical meaning.

Etymology and notes

The word is built from the adjective monimutkainen (complicated) with the comparative suffix -isempi, plus the genitive singular ending -n. It is a standard example of Finnish adjective inflection and is used across formal and written Finnish to express a relationship involving higher degree of complexity.