jyrkempään

jyrkempään is a Finnish word that translates to "steeper" or "more precipitous" in English. It is the comparative form of the adjective jyrkkä, meaning steep. The word is often used to describe inclines, slopes, or terrain that becomes more difficult to ascend or descend due to an increased angle.

For example, one might say that a hiking trail becomes jyrkempään as it approaches the summit of a mountain, indicating that the path is becoming significantly steeper. Similarly, in discussions of geology, jyrkempään could be used to describe how a cliff face or a mountainside becomes more vertical. The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation that is becoming more challenging or intense. For instance, a financial market might be described as jyrkempään if it is experiencing a sharp and rapid decline. The grammatical case of jyrkempään is the allative, which indicates movement towards something or a change in state. Therefore, it implies a transition into a steeper condition.