Pidemmilläkin

Pidemmilläkin is a Finnish grammatical form that conveys the sense of “even longer” or “even more long,” and is used to emphasize that a statement applies to longer cases as well. It is formed by the adessive plural of the comparative adjective pidempi (pidemmillä) combined with the enclitic particle -kin, yielding pidemmilläkin. The -kin particle adds emphasis and inclusivity, signaling that the statement covers not only typical cases but also more extreme or additional ones.

Morphology and syntax: pidempi is the comparative of pitkä (long). The adessive plural ending -illä gives pidemmillä (on longer ones). Attaching -kin to the end results in pidemmilläkin, an emphatic variant that can function adverbially or adnominally. This construction is common with plural noun phrases in formal or argumentative Finnish.

Usage: pidemmilläkin is typically found with nouns in the plural in the adessive case, such as perusteilla or syillä, to mean “on even stronger grounds” or “for reasons even more compelling.” It is common in written Finnish, legal or political language, journalism, and formal debate, where the speaker wants to stress that the claim extends beyond the usual scope.

Examples:

- Päätös tehtiin pidemmilläkin perusteilla. (The decision was made on even stronger grounds.)

- Pidemmilläkin perusteilla yritämme löytää ratkaisun. (We are trying to find a solution on even more substantial grounds.)

Notes: pidemmilläkin is a bound form and not typically used in casual speech. It illustrates Finnish’s capacity to combine case inflection with enclitic particles to produce nuanced emphasis. See also the enclitic particle -kin and the Finnish comparative degree, which together enable this expressive construction.