Pitkällisempänä

Pitkällisempänä is a Finnish comparative form of the adjective pitkällinen, which describes something that is long-winded, lengthy, or laborious. The word is used to indicate that one thing is more long-drawn-out or time-consuming than another, often in a predicative position or within a comparison sentence.

Morphology and usage notes

The form is built from the base pitkällinen, the comparative suffix -mpi, and the essive singular ending -nä, yielding pitkällisempänä. Because of the essive ending, pitkällisempänä typically appears in constructions that express a state of being more long-winded or more burdensome than a reference point. It is most common in written Finnish and in formal or rhetorical contexts; it can sound heavy or literary in everyday speech.

Common contexts

Pitkällisempänä is used when stressing the degree of length or complexity of an explanation, process, or argument relative to something else. It tends to emphasize the increased duration, effort, or intricacy involved. It may appear in comparisons with kuin or kuin odotettiin, such as in phrases like “Keskustelu jatkui pitkällisempänä kuin odotettiin.”

Examples

- Keskustelu jatkui pitkällisempänä kuin alun perin odotettiin.

- Esitys kävi pitkällisempänä, mikä vaikutti aikatauluun.

Etymology

The word combines pitkällinen (long-winded, lengthy) with the comparative suffix -mpi and the essive ending -nä. The overall meaning centers on a stronger degree of length or complexity.

See also

pitkällinen, comparative suffixes in Finnish, essive case.