Selkeämpiä

Selkeämpiä is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the plural partitive of the comparative adjective selkeämpi, meaning clearer or more clear. It is used when describing multiple nouns in the partitive case and conveys a higher degree of clarity than a reference point in the sentence.

Morphology and usage

The form combines the comparative suffix -mpi with the base adjective selkeä, and then inflects for plural partitive to yield selkeämpiä. It typically appears with plural nouns in the partitive, for example: selkeämpiä ohjeita (clearer instructions), selkeämpiä tavoitteita (clearer objectives), selkeämpiä esimerkkejä (clearer examples).

Context and meaning

Selkeämpiä is used to compare several items or aspects, often in contexts such as communication, design, reporting, or instruction where increased clarity is being described. It is appropriate in non-predicative constructions (where the adjective modifies a noun), and in comparative statements such as Nämä ohjeet ovat selkeämpiä kuin aiemmin (These instructions are clearer than before). In predicative position with olla, Finnish more commonly employs the nominative plural form (selkeämmät) rather than selkeämpiä.

Related forms

The basic form selkeä means clear, and selkeämpi is the comparative form. The plural partitive selkeämpiä is just one inflected manifestation used with plural nouns in partitive cases. The adverbial counterpart for clarity is expressed differently in Finnish (e.g., clearly as selkeästi), and is not the same as the adjective form selkeämpiä.

In sum, selkeämpiä is a plural partitive adjective form signaling that several items are more clear than another reference set.