jyrkempiä

Jyrkempiä is a Finnish adjective form meaning “steeper” or “more abrupt.” It is the plural partitive form of the adjective jyrkkä and is used to describe several objects in a partial sense or as a predicate complement with a plural subject.

Usage and grammar: Jyrkempiä is used when comparing the steepness or abruptness of multiple items, typically with a noun in the partitive case or in a predicative construction with a plural subject. The word appears in contexts such as geography or topography to indicate greater steepness, for example in phrases like rinteet ovat jyrkempiä than some reference point. In a sentence with a plural subject, you might also encounter jyrkempiä used after the verb olla (are) or in a comparative clause introduced by kuin (than).

Examples: Rinteet ovat jyrkempiä kuin viime vuonna. Tarvitaan jyrkempiä rinteitä. In these examples, jyrkempiä expresses the degree of steepness relative to another point or time.

Relation to other forms: The base adjective is jyrkkä; the comparative form is jyrkempi, and jyrkempiä is its plural partitive form. The term remains an adjective, not a noun, and is typically used directly in front of a noun or as a predicative complement after a linking verb.

Notes: While primarily geographic or physical in sense, jyrkempiä can appear in metaphorical contexts where “steeper” conveys greater intensity or strictness, though its core meaning centers on steepness or abruptness.