kehittyneempiin

Ke hittyneempiin is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the illative plural of the comparative adjective kehittyneempi, meaning “to more developed (places or things).” It is used in descriptive or analytical Finnish to indicate movement toward or reference to more developed areas, systems, or conditions. The form is mainly of interest in discussions of Finnish grammar, language learning, and linguistic description; in everyday speech it appears primarily in formal writing or analytical contexts.

Formation and use: Kehittyneempiin is built from the stem kehittyneempi- plus the illative plural suffix -in. It accompanies plural nouns in the illative case, which marks direction toward or into a destination. Examples include kehittyneempiin maihin (to more developed countries) and kehittyneempiin kaupunkeihin (to more developed cities). The adjective agrees with the noun in number and case, so kehittyneempiin takes the same plural illative form as the nouns it modifies.

Context and nuance: The term expresses a comparison of development levels and is often used when contrasting regions, economies, or infrastructures. It tends to appear in academic, policy, or journalistic Finnish rather than in casual conversation. While native speakers can understand kehittyneempiin, many everyday alternatives exist, such as using periphrastic phrases like “monimutkaisemmassa tilassa” or “kehittyneempiin tasoihin,” depending on the precise meaning.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, comparative degree, adjective inflection, linguistic terminology.