kovemmissä

Kovemmissä is a grammatical form in Finnish, specifically the inessive plural of the comparative adjective kovempi, meaning “tougher” or “more severe.” It is used to describe plural nouns that are in the inessive case, indicating a higher degree or intensity of quality in the referenced conditions or circumstances. The expression is not a standalone word with its own meaning; rather, it is a inflected form that appears in phrases such as kovemmissä oloissa (in tougher conditions) or kovemmissä paikoissa (in more difficult places).

Formation and usage

In Finnish, adjectives decline for case and number, and the comparative form kovempi serves as the base for higher degrees of intensity. The inessive plural ending is -issa, so the amalgamated form kovemmissä is used when the modified noun is plural and in the inessive case. The result is a compact way to say that something occurs under conditions that are more demanding than a reference point. Typical contexts include describing environments, efforts, or experiences that are more challenging than usual.

Examples

- Kovemmissä oloissa työt ovat vaativampia. (In tougher conditions, the work is more demanding.)

- Tutkimus tehtiin kovemmissä olosuhteissa. (The study was conducted under harsher conditions.)

- Hän selvisi kovemmissä paikoissa. (He got through in tougher places.)

See also

Related forms include kovempi (the positive comparative), kovemmat and kovempiin forms depending on case and number, and other inessive plural adjectives in Finnish.