Pienimpiäkin
Pienimpiäkin is a Finnish intensifying construction built from the adjective pieni with the comparative suffix -mpi and the enclitic particle -kin. The form pienimpiäkin is used with the plural partitive and functions as a modifier meaning “the even smaller ones” or “even smaller options.” It expresses that among a group, there are items of a smaller size or degree than those already mentioned, adding emphasis or contrast.
Etymology and form: The base is pieni (small). The comparative is pienempi (smaller), and the plural partitive
Grammatical notes: The construction behaves like an ordinary adjective phrase but carries an extra nuance of
Usage and nuance: Pienimpiäkin is common in spoken Finnish and in descriptive writing, especially during enumerations
- Tarjolla on pienempiäkin vaihtoehtoja. (There are even smaller options available.)
- Valikoimassa on pienimpiäkin yksityiskohtia, joihin kannattaa kiinnittää huomiota. (There are even the tiniest details worth noting.)
- Pienimpiäkin mittasuhteita kannattaa tarkkailla. (Even the smallest scales should be observed.)
See also: -kin particle, Finnish grammar, comparative forms of adjectives.
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