komparatiivisten

Komparatiivisten is a Finnish term that refers to the plural genitive form of komparatiivinen, meaning the comparative degree in Finnish grammar. In linguistic usage, komparatiivinen denotes the degree of comparison for adjectives and adverbs, contrasting with the positive (basic) form and the superlative.

Finnish marks degrees of comparison with three levels: perusmuoto (positive), komparatiivinen (comparative), and superlatiivinen (superlative). The comparative is typically formed by adding the suffix -mpi to the adjective stem, with vowel harmony influencing the form, for example nopea → nopeampi (faster) and kaunis → kauniimpi (more beautiful). Some adjectives have irregular forms or use periphrastic alternatives in speech or writing.

The specific form komparatiivisten occurs mainly in grammar and linguistic descriptions as the genitive plural of komparatiivinen, used when discussing “the comparative forms.” For instance, phrases like komparatiivisten muotojen taivutus refer to the inflection of the comparative forms. Other case forms of the adjective yield distinct endings, such as komparatiivisen (genitive singular) or komparatiivisia (partitive plural). In everyday Finnish, the concept is learned as part of studying degree of comparison, and the term appears more often in linguistic analysis than in ordinary conversation.