Tehottomampia

Tehottomampia is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the plural partitive of the comparative adjective tehottomampi, meaning “more inefficient” or “less powerful.” It is not a standalone concept or a proper noun; rather, it is a word form used to describe multiple items in a sentence.

Etymology and form: The base word teho means power, performance, or efficiency. The adjective tehottoman is formed with the negative prefix and suffixed comparative, producing tehottomampi for the singular. To refer to several things in the partitive case, the form changes to tehottomampia, which is then used before a plural noun in the partitive. For example, tehottomampia ratkaisuja means “more inefficient solutions,” and tehottomampia vaihtoehtoja means “more inefficient options.”

Usage: Tehottomampia appears in written and spoken Finnish whenever a speaker compares the efficiency or effectiveness of multiple items. It commonly occurs in discussions about technology, energy, policy, or processes, where arguments contrast performance. Example sentences include: “Nämä järjestelmät ovat tehottomampia kuin aiemmat,” and “Suurin osa ehdotuksista johtaa tehottomampia ratkaisuja.” As a descriptive form, it retains the normal grammatical flexibility of adjectives and can modify nouns in various cases and numbers.

Notes: Tehottomampia is not a specialized term with a fixed definition beyond its linguistic role; its meaning depends on the noun it modifies. It shares roots with related words such as tehottomuus (inefficiency) and tehottomampi (more inefficient), which editors and translators may use to convey nuanced comparisons in Finnish text.