pienemmät

Pienemmät is a Finnish adjective form meaning smaller in a plural sense. It is the plural nominative form of the comparative adjective pienempi, which is derived from the positive adjective pieni (small). The form pienemmät is used when describing multiple objects as being smaller compared to another set.

In grammar, pienempi is formed from pien- with the comparative suffix -mpi, and then inflected for plural as pienemmät in the nominative. The adjective agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. For example, ennen oli pienemmät housut laukussa, but a typical use is before a plural noun: pienemmät kengät, pienemmät housut.

Usage examples:

- Nämä housut ovat pienemmät kuin nuo housut. (These pants are smaller than those pants.)

- Kengät ovat pienemmät kuin saappaat. (The shoes are smaller than the boots.)

- Nämä jubilaarit osoittavat pienemmät mittasuhteet kuin aiemmin. (These measurements show smaller proportions than before.)

Related forms and distinctions:

- Pienempi is the singular form meaning “smaller,” while pienimmät is the superlative plural “the smallest.” Pienemmät therefore expresses a comparative size for multiple items, not the absolute smallest.

- The form changes with different cases and numbers, e.g., genitive plural pienempien, inessive plural pienemmissä, etc., following standard Finnish adjective declension rules.

Pienemmät is a common tool in everyday Finnish for comparing sizes among items, especially when discussing clothing, objects, or measurements in plural contexts.