kaltaisempia

Kaltaisempia is a Finnish adjective form meaning “more similar” or “more like.” It is the plural partitive form of the comparative adjective kaltaisempi, and it is used when describing multiple items or when the noun phrase following the adjective is in the partitive case, as in kaltaisempia ihmisiä.

Formation and grammar: The stem kalta- conveys likeness. The comparative suffix -empi yields kaltaisempi. When the comparison involves plural nouns in the partitive or other non-nominative cases, the form takes the ending -mpia: kaltaisempia. In sentences with kuin for comparison, it appears as kaltaisempia kuin … For example: Nämä ratkaisut ovat kaltaisempia kuin edelliset. Hän etsii kaltaisempia vaihtoehtoja.

Usage and nuance: Kaltaisempia is commonly used to quantify degrees of similarity between several items. It is widely understood in everyday Finnish; in some contexts samankaltaisempia or kaltaisempia voidaan prefer a different stylistic choice depending on formality or register. The word is closely related to samankaltaisempi; both express “more similar,” while kaltais- can carry a somewhat archaic or literary nuance in certain contexts.

See also: kaltaiset, samankaltaiset, samankaltaisempi, samankaltaisempia.