halvammaksi
Halvammaksi is a Finnish word form that is generally not considered standard. In prescriptive Finnish, the normal translative form of the comparative adjective meaning “cheaper” is halvemmaksi (from halvempi, cheaper). The form halvammaksi is typically viewed as nonstandard, a possible misspelling or dialectal variant that can occur in informal speech or writing.
- Halvemmaksi is used to express a change into a cheaper state, often with verbs like tulla or
- If you want to describe something as cheaper in front of a noun, you would use halvempi
- The translative plural form is halvemmiksi (into cheaper ones): Hinnat ovat muuttuneet halvemmiksi. The form halvammaksi
- The standard progression is halpa (cheap) → halvempi (cheaper) → halvvemmaksi (into a cheaper state). The appearance of
- halpa, halvempi, halvemmiksi, translative case, Finnish grammar.