Nykyisemmät

Nykyisemmät is a Finnish adjective form used to express a comparison of modernity or currency. It means “the more current” or “the more up-to-date” and refers to multiple items that are more contemporary than others. The form is the plural nominative of the comparative adjective nykyisempi, itself derived from nykYinen (current, present-day). In sentences, nykyisemmät describes nouns that are considered more up-to-date than alternatives.

In practice, nykyisemmät is used to contrast newer versus older options, often in technology, practices, or ideas. For example: Nämä nykyisemmät puhelimet ovat nopeampia ja energiatehokkaampia kuin vanhemmat malliset. Tässä projektissa on otettu käyttöön nykyisemmät käytännöt, jotka parantavat tietoturvaa. The word frequently appears as an attributive adjective before a noun or in predicative position after a linking verb.

The term sits between nykyaikaiset (modern, up-to-date in a general sense) and nykypäivän (of today) in meaning. Nykyisemmät emphasizes relative modernity, often in a comparative discussion where one set is judged against another set based on how current it is. However, it does not replace more absolute terms like nykyaikaiset when a broad sense of modernity is intended.

See also: nykYinen, nykyaikaiset, nykypäivä, nykyiset.