määräävämpää

Määräävämpää is a Finnish adjective form meaning “more determinant, more authoritative or more decisive.” It is the partitive singular form of the comparative adjective määräävämpi, which is derived from the verb määrätä, “to determine or decide,” with the standard comparative suffix -mpi and the attributive -vä suffix that yields an adjective meaning able to determine or govern.

The form is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case or in a context where the action or quality is presented indeterminately or in a broader sense. In practice, määräävämpää describes something with greater influence, control, or decisiveness than another, often applied to leadership, governance, or policy.

Examples of usage include: “Hänen johtajuutensa on määräävämpi kuin ennen,” meaning that his leadership is more decisive than before. Another example is: “Keskustelun lopputulos on määräävämpää valtaa kuin yksittäiset toimet,” indicating that the outcome of the discussion carries more authoritative power than single actions. In general, määräävämpää tends to appear in comparative constructions that emphasize relative influence or control, especially when the object of comparison is a mass or indefinite concept expressed in the partitive.

Related forms include määräävä (the base form) and määräävämpi (the positive comparative form). The term is commonly used in discussions of organizational power, political authority, and decision-making dynamics, where stronger or more influential determinants are being described.