Mukavampi

Mukavampi is a Finnish adjective that represents the comparative degree of mukava, meaning more comfortable or nicer. It is used to compare two or more objects or situations in terms of comfort or pleasantness.

Formation and orthography: The comparative form mukavampi is created by adding the suffix -mpi to the stem mukava, in line with Finnish comparative patterns. The usual rules of vowel harmony and consonant assimilation apply, resulting in mukavampi (for example, mukava → mukavampi). It can function as a modifier for nouns or appear in predicative position.

Usage: Mukavampi is used to compare two items. For example, "Tämä tuoli on mukavampi kuin tuo" means "This chair is more comfortable than that." It can modify nouns in noun phrases, such as "mukavampi tuoli" (a more comfortable chair). The comparative degree is typically introduced with kuin (than). The corresponding adverbial form describing manner is mukavammin, as in "hän istuu mukavammin" (he sits more comfortably).

Related forms: The positive form mukava denotes comfort or pleasantness in general. The superlative form in Finnish is parhaimmillaan mukavaksi is not common; instead, the superlative is expressed via phrases like "kaiken kaikkien mukavimmat" or by context with suurin mahdollinen mukavuus. Other comparative adjectives follow similar patterns, such as kivempi (nicer) or suurempi (bigger).

See also: mukava, komparatiiviset muodot, sujuva kielioppimuisti.