laadukkaampaa

Laadukkaampaa is a Finnish word that functions as the comparative form of the adjective laadukas, meaning higher quality or more high-quality. It is used to compare the quality of objects, services or experiences. The base adjective laadukas denotes that something is reliable or of good quality, and the comparative form laadukkaampi indicates a higher level of quality relative to another item. In Finnish, adjectives are declined for case and number, so laadukkaampaa is the partitive singular form of the comparative adjective, used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case, as in laadukkaampaa tavaraa (“more high-quality goods”).

Typical contexts include product descriptions, reviews and marketing language, where speakers want to emphasize that one option offers better quality than another. The construction with laadukkaampaa can be extended to phrases like laadukkaampaa kuin..., which introduces a comparison: “laadukkaampaa kuin edellinen malli” (higher quality than the previous model).

Etymology and form: the form is built from laadukas plus the comparative suffix -mpi, producing laadukkaampi; the partitive singular ending -a/-ä yields laadukkaampaa by vowel harmony. The word is most often encountered in written and spoken Finnish when quality is being evaluated or contrasted.

See also: Finnish grammar of adjectives and comparative forms; related words include laadukas and laadukkaampi.