järkevämmältä

Järkevämmältä is a Finnish grammatical form used to express “from a more reasonable (standpoint)” or “from a more sensible perspective.” It is the elative case form of the comparative adjective järkevämpi (more sensible). The construction combines the comparative degree with the elative suffix -ltä, yielding a phrase that signals vantage or viewpoint.

Etymology and form: the adjective järkevä means sensible or reasonable. Its comparative is järkevämpi. To indicate origin or perspective from that comparative state, the elative suffix -ltä is added, producing järkevämmältä. This form is part of standard Finnish morphology, though it tends to appear predominantly in written or formal contexts rather than in everyday speech.

Usage: järkevämmältä is typically used with a noun or expression of vantage, such as kannalta (from the perspective) or näkökulmasta. The overall sense is “from a more reasonable standpoint.” It contrasts with järkevämpi in a direct sense and with the common adverbial form järkevästi, which denotes manner rather than perspective. Because it involves a relatively specific grammatical case and a comparative degree, järkevämmältä is more common in analytical, argumentative, or evaluative writing.

Nuances and limitations: the form can sound formal or stylistically marked. In everyday conversation, speakers often replace it with simpler phrases like “paremmasta näkökulmasta” or simply “järkevästi” depending on the intended meaning.

See also: järkevä, järkevämpi, järkevästi, kannalta, näkökulma.