joustavamman

Joustavamman is a Finnish inflected form derived from the adjective joustava, meaning flexible. It is not a standalone lexical item but a comparative form used within noun phrases to express a higher degree of flexibility than another item. In practice, it commonly appears when the head noun is in the genitive case, for example in phrases such as joustavamman aikataulun (the more flexible timetable) or joustavamman sopimuksen ehdot (the terms of a more flexible contract).

The form functions in the same way as other comparative adjective forms in Finnish, signaling that one thing has greater flexibility than another in a given context. It is often employed in discussions about planning, contracts, policies, or schedules where adaptability and pliability are a point of comparison. While joustavampi is the standard standalone comparative, joustavamman occurs specifically in phrases where the noun that follows is declined in a case such as the genitive.

Etymology and relationship: joustava means flexible, and the comparative form joustavampi has the sense of “more flexible.” When the comparative modifies a noun in genitive form, the construction commonly surfaces as joustavamman + noun in genitive. The noun phrase as a whole conveys a value judgment about flexibility relative to another option.

See also: joustavuus (flexibility), joustava (flexible), customizable languages in Finnish contexts, flexible scheduling.