Vertailullista

Vertailullista is a Finnish adjective meaning related to comparison or used for comparative purposes. It is formed from the noun vertailu, meaning “comparison,” together with the suffix -llinen to create an adjective, and the partitive ending -ista to mark an indefinite object. In Finnish grammar, vertailullista appears in phrases where the object is in the partitive case, for example vertailullista tietoa, meaning “comparative information.”

Use and scope

The term is primarily used within Finnish-language texts and discussions, especially in linguistics, statistics, and information design, to describe data, statements, or materials that are intended for comparison across items, categories, or time periods. It can modify nouns that are studied for contrasts or benchmarking, rather than to describe a general characteristic.

Examples

- Tutkimuksessa käytettiin vertailullista tietoa eri vuosilta. (The study used comparative information from different years.)

- Vertailullista dataa kerättiin useista lähteistä ennen analysointia. (Comparative data была collected from several sources before analysis.)

- Hän esitti vertailullisen analyysin kahden menetelmän välillä. (They presented a comparative analysis between two methods.)

Relation to other terms

Vertailullinen is the base adjective meaning “comparative,” while vertailu means “comparison.” Related Finnish terms include vertailulause (comparative clause) and vertailujulkaisu (a publication that compares items). The exact usage of vertailullista can vary with context, and in non-Finnish writings the term may be described as the Finnish way to express “comparative” or “for comparison.”

Note

Vertailullista is not a standardized term in English-language lexicons; its relevance is mainly within Finnish-language material and cross-linguistic discussions about comparison-based descriptions.