kummallisempaa

Kummallisempaa is a Finnish word that functions as the partitive form of the comparative adjective kummallisempi, meaning “more strange” or “stranger.” It is used when the degree of oddness is being compared and the sentence requires the partitive case. In standard Finnish, the usual positive comparative is kummallisempi, while kummallisempaa appears in predicative clauses or phrases with certain constructions that take the partitive, often in comparisons introduced by kuin (than).

The form is typically encountered in sentences describing a greater degree of strangeness in relation to something else. For example: “Tämä tilanne on kummallisempaa kuin edellinen.” and “Se vaikuttaa kummallisempaa kuin miltä näyttää.” These examples illustrate how the word functions to intensify the sense of oddness in a comparative context.

Etymology and grammar: kummallisempaa combines the base kummallinen (strange) with the comparative form and the partitive ending -aa, which is used in Finnish for certain predicative and comparative constructions. The more common, non-partitive comparative form is kummallisempi, used in subjects and objects where the nominative is required.

See also: kummallinen, kummallisuus, Finnish grammar, comparative forms in Finnish.

Notes: Finnish can express degrees of property like oddness with both nominative and partitive forms, depending on syntactic role and emphasis. Kummallisempaa is a specific inflected form mainly tied to particular predicative and comparative constructions.