Peittävämpää

Peittävämpää is a Finnish linguistic form that functions as the partitive singular of the comparative adjective peittävämpi, derived from the verb peittää meaning to cover or conceal. It expresses a higher degree of the property described by peittävä, namely covering, opacity, or concealment. The form is used when the noun it modifies is in partitive or in certain comparative constructions where the object is indefinite or not fully specified.

Usage and contexts

Peittävämpää is most commonly encountered in contexts where something is described as having greater coverage or opacity. In consumer language, it appears in cosmetics and coatings to denote higher coverage, for example in marketing phrases such as more covering makeup. It can also occur with paints, textiles, or surfaces when comparing how well one product or material conceals underlying features relative to another. Because Finnish grammar often uses the partitive in such comparative constructions, peittävämpää typically appears with a partitive noun or in clauses where the object is indefinite.

Morphology and notes

The base form peittävämi means “more covering.” The partitive singular form peittävämpää marks that the comparison targets an indefinite or partially specified object. The standard nominative comparative form is peittävämpi; peittävämpää is its partitive counterpart used in appropriate syntactic contexts. In sentences, the exact choice of case depends on what is being described and the surrounding grammatical structure.

See also

peittävä, peittävyys, peittävyyskerroin, Finnish comparative adjective forms.