laajimmissa

Laajimmissa is a Finnish grammatical form representing the inessive plural of the superlative adjective laajimmat, meaning “the broadest” or “most extensive.” It is used to modify plural nouns in the inessive case, indicating location or scope within the broadest sense of a domain. The base adjective laaja means wide or extensive; its superlative is laajimmat, and when declined for number and case the ending -issa yields laajimmissa.

In use, laajimmissa appears in phrases that describe the broadest instances, areas, or conditions within a given context. For example, laajimmissa tiloissa means “in the broadest spaces,” and laajimmissa tutkimuksissa means “in the most extensive studies.” The form thus marks maximal scope within a category and is common in descriptive or academic Finnish.

Usage notes:

- Laajimmissa functions as an adjective form and must agree with a plural noun in both number and case (inessive plural). It is not a standalone noun.

- It is more frequent in written and formal Finnish, such as scholarly writing or policy discussions, than in everyday speech.

- It should be distinguished from other degrees of comparison (laajempi, laajin) and from other cases of the same adjective family, depending on the noun it modifies.

See also:

- Finnish grammar

- Adjectives in Finnish

- Inessive case (Finnish)