lyhyemän

lyhyemmän is the genitive case of the Finnish word "lyhyt," meaning "short." In Finnish grammar, the genitive case often indicates possession or a part of something. Therefore, "lyhyemmän" translates to "of the shorter" or "shorter's." It is used when referring to something belonging to or derived from a shorter entity, or when comparing two things where one is shorter than the other. For instance, in a sentence like "näin lyhyemmän tien," which means "I saw the shorter road," "lyhyemmän" is in the genitive case modifying "tien" (road). This grammatical form is crucial for expressing nuanced relationships between nouns and adjectives in the Finnish language. Its usage is consistent with other genitive forms in Finnish, where it denotes a possessive or partitive relationship. Understanding the genitive case is fundamental for comprehending Finnish sentence structure and meaning. The word itself is derived from the comparative form of "lyhyt," which is "lyhyempi."