harvinaisemmille

Harvinaisemmille is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the allative plural of the comparative adjective harvinaisempi, meaning rarer or more rare. It is used to modify a plural noun in the allative case, conveying the sense “to/for the rarer ones.” As a form, harvinaisemmille is not a standalone word but a case-inflected modifier.

Formation and usage: The base is harvinaisempi, the comparative of harvinainen (rare). To form the allative plural, the ending -lle is added, yielding harvinaisemmille. This form is used with plural nouns in the allative case, for example harvinaisemmille tilanteille (“to/for rarer situations”) and harvinaisemmille ihmisryhmille (“for rarer groups of people”).

Examples: Tämä opas on suunnattu harvinaisemmille tilanteille. Tutkimus on tehty harvinaisemmille ihmisryhmille. These examples show how the form signals a target audience or domain that is comparatively rarer than a reference group.

Notes: The harvinaisemmille form is common in formal or technical Finnish, such as manuals, guidelines, or academic writing. In everyday speech, speakers more often use harvinaisempi or harvinaisemmat with the noun in its ordinary case (without the allative).

See also: harvinainen, harvinaisempi, Finnish grammar.