Myönteisempiin

Myönteisempiin is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the illative plural form of the comparative adjective myönteisempi, which means more positive. It describes a plural noun in a sense of “to the more positive ones,” and it is used when the comparison targets a group or category expressed by a plural noun in illative case.

Morphology and usage: The base adjective is myönteinen (positive). The comparative form is myönteisempi (more positive). When inflected to agree with a plural noun in the illative case, the ending becomes -in, yielding myönteisempiin. This form is typically accompanied by a following noun in illative plural, for example myönteisempiin mielipiteisiin (to more positive opinions) or myönteisempiin asenteisiin (to more positive attitudes). In Finnish, adjectives must agree with the noun in number and case, so both the adjective form and the noun appear in illative plural.

Context and meaning: myönteisempiin is used to indicate a greater degree of positivity relative to another set or reference point. It functions as an ordinary descriptive modifier within a sentence and does not represent a standalone concept; its meaning depends on the noun it modifies.

Examples of usage:

- Keskustelussa viitattiin myönteisempiin mielipiteisiin.

- Tutkimus osoitti myönteisempiin asenteisiin liittyviä muutoksia.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, comparative forms, illative case.