Yleisimpia

Yleisimpia is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective yleinen, meaning general or common. It functions as the superlative form used to describe the most frequent or typical items within a larger set. Yleisimpia is not a standalone noun; it is an adjective form that appears when the noun it modifies is in the partitive plural, such as in the phrase yleisimpia syitä.

In usage, yleisimpia is common in academic writing, journalism, and everyday speech when identifying the subset that occurs most often or is most representative. It often accompanies nouns that denote categories or causes, forming phrases like yleisimpia syitä or yleisimmät ratkaisut in corresponding contexts. The distinction between yleisimpia (partitive plural) and yleisimmät (nominative plural) reflects Finnish case and sentence structure rather than a difference in meaning, both conveying “the most common …” in different grammatical roles.

Examples:

- Yleisimpia syitä ovat kustannukset ja aikataulupaineet.

- Tutkimuksessa havaittiin yleisimpia virheitä projektin alkuvaiheessa.

Etymology and form are tied to the root yleinen and the superlative formation, with yleisimpia representing the partitive plural form of the superlative. As a grammatical form, it helps specify the most typical subset within a larger group without asserting individuality of each item.