mahdollisempi

Ma hdollisempi is the comparative form of the Finnish adjective mahdollinen, meaning "possible" or "feasible." It is used to compare two possibilities or assessments of likelihood, roughly translating as "more possible" or "more likely." The word can modify a noun, as in mahdollisempi vaihtoehto (a more feasible option), or be used predicatively: Tämä vaihtoehto on mahdollisempi kuin tuo (This option is more likely than that).

The form is built from the stem mahdollis- with the comparative suffix -empi. The root derives from mahdollinen, which is related to mahdollistaa (to enable) and mahdollisuus (possibility). Finnish also uses the adverbial superlative mahdottomisimman? No, mahdollisimman before adverbs to mean "as ... as possible," as in mahdollisimman nopeasti (as quickly as possible) or mahdollisimman hyvin (as well as possible). In sentences, the placement of the comparative or the adverbial superlative is flexible: the adjective can precede the noun or appear after a copula.

Examples: Tämä on mahdollisempi vaihtoehto kuin tuo. Hän pyrkii mahdollisimman nopeasti. Tämän suunnitelman toteuttaminen on mahdollisimman käytännöllistä. The term is neutral and widely used in everyday Finnish, planning discussions, and analytical writing.

See also: mahdottomuus, mahdollisuus, mahdollistaa, mahdollinen.