Yleisemmät

Yleisemmät is a Finnish adjective form that functions as the plural comparative of yleinen, meaning general or common. It is used to describe plural nouns and translates to “more general” or “broader” in English.

Grammar and usage: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number, case, and definiteness. Yleisemmät appears when the noun it modifies is plural and in the nominative (and other cases with corresponding inflections). Examples include yleisemmät kysymykset (more general questions) and yleisemmät kategoriat (broader categories). The base comparative form is yleisempi, and the plural nominative becomes yleisemmät. In other cases, the form changes accordingly, for example yleisempien kysymysten (genitive) or yleisemmille kysymyksille (illative).

Context and nuance: Yleisemmät is commonly used in descriptive or analytic writing to signal a broader or less specific scope, contrasted with more specific or precise terms such as tarkempi or erityisempi. The word often appears in discussions of classifications, explanations of concepts, or reviews where a general overview is being described. While yleisemmät itself is grammatical, its meaning depends on the noun it modifies and the surrounding context. For adverbial use meaning “more generally,” Finnish uses yleisemmin, a related but distinct form.