spontaanimpia

Spontaanimpia is a Finnish grammatical form, not a separate concept or term with its own meaning. It is the plural partitive inflection of the comparative adjective spontaani, which means “more spontaneous.” The form occurs when a plural noun in a sentence is complemented in the partitive case and the predicate expresses a higher degree of spontaneity.

The construction works by combining the stem of the adjective with the comparative suffix and the plural partitive ending. In practice, you encounter phrases such as nominals in the partitive: spontaneitta? and typical examples like “Nämä ideat ovat spontaanimpia kuin aiemmin.” Here, spontaanimpia marks the comparative, and the partitive plural aligns with the plural, non-count or indefinite noun phrase “ideat.”

Usage and meaning: spontaanimpia is used to compare two or more items in terms of spontaneity. It appears in descriptive or evaluative contexts, often in written or spoken Finnish when the speaker wants to emphasize that one set of things is more spontaneous than another. Because it is a grammatical inflection, the exact spelling may change with different noun phrases, but the function remains the same: signaling a higher degree of spontaneity.

Notes: spontaanimpia is not generally treated as a standalone lexical entry outside grammar discussions. It is a common example of Finnish adjective inflection and illustrates how degree, plurality, and case interact in Finnish syntax.