Tunteellisimman

Tunteellisimman is a grammatical form in Finnish. It is the genitive singular form of the superlative adjective tunteellisin, which translates roughly as “the most sentimental” or “the most emotional.” This form is not a separate dictionary entry by itself, but a case-inflected form used in phrases where the noun is in the genitive case or where the sentence requires a possessive-like construction.

Formation and grammar: The superlative of tunteellinen is tunteellisin. To align with a following genitive noun, the adjective takes the genitive singular ending, yielding tunteellisimman. This form then agrees with the genitive noun it modifies, for example in phrases like tunteellisimman miehen tarina “the story of the most sentimental man” or tunteellisimman naisen silmät “the eyes of the most sentimental woman.” In Finnish, possessive and descriptive relationships are often expressed through the genitive case, so tunteellisimman functions as the describing element in front of the noun.

Usage: Tunteellisimman is most commonly found in literary, rhetorical, or emphatic contexts where a speaker wants to highlight an extreme degree of sentimentality. It is typically followed by a genitive noun (a noun in the genitive case) rather than a plain nominative noun. In everyday speech, speakers may use the base form tunteellisin or other constructions to express a similar idea, depending on emphasis and style.

Examples:

- The story of the most sentimental man: tunteellisimman miehen tarina.

- The feelings of the most sentimental woman: tunteellisimman naisen tunteet.

See also: Finnish adjectives, superlatives, genitive case.