alhaisemmissa

Alhaisemmissa is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the plural inessive form of the comparative adjective alhaisempi, meaning “in the lower ones” or “in the lower positions” within a group. The form is used when referring to multiple entities that are lower in position or level than others.

Morphology: The comparative alhaisempi is built from the stem alhaisem-, to which the inessive plural suffix -issa is added, producing alhaisemmissa. The sequence often results in the double m before the suffix, as in alhaisemmissa.

Usage: Alhaisemmissa describes several items that occupy a lower position, level, or rank relative to others, or that are lower on some ordered scale. It is used with nouns in the plural only in the inessive case.

Examples:

- Talon alhaisemmissa kerroksissa on viileämpää. (In the lower floors of the building it is cooler.)

- Hinnat ovat alhaisemmissa luokissa kuin muissa myymälöissä. (Prices are in lower classes than in other stores.)

Notes: The form is relatively formal and commonly encountered in descriptive, comparative, or literary Finnish. It complements other inessive plural forms used with adjectives to specify location or state within a group.

See also: Finnish grammar; Adjectives; Comparative forms; Inessive case.