tavallisimpia

Tavallisimpia is a Finnish adjective in the superlative degree derived from tavallinen, meaning the most common. It describes nouns that are encountered most frequently or considered typical within a given context. As a Finnish adjective, tavallisimpia inflects for number and case like other adjectives.

In standard Finnish, the base adjective tavallinen forms the superlative as tavallisimp- in various endings. In nominative plural the form is tavallisimmat, while in partitive plural it is tavallisimpia. The exact ending depends on the syntactic case and number of the noun it modifies. For example, tavallisimmat esineet means “the most common objects,” and tavallisimpia asioita means “the most common things” in partitive.

Usage and nuance: Tavallisimpia is commonly found in descriptive writing, statistics, journalism, and everyday speech when indicating the frequency or typicality of items or phenomena. It is often contrasted with other superlatives such as yleisimmät (the most general/most widespread) or tavallisimmat (the most ordinary ones). The choice between these forms can convey subtle nuance about prevalence, familiarity, or typicality in a given context.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms, partitive case, plural agreement.