tehokkaammassa

Tehokkaammassa is a grammatical form in Finnish. It is the inessive singular form of the comparative adjective tehokkaampi, which translates roughly as “more efficient.” The form is used when describing a state or condition that is more efficient relative to a reference point, and it commonly appears in technical, operational, or descriptive contexts.

In Finnish, adjectives can take a comparative form to express increased intensity or degree, and then be inflected for case. Tehokkaammassa combines the comparative stem of tehokkaampi with the inessive ending -ssa (or -ssä, depending on vowel harmony), yielding the sense of “in a more efficient state.” The form may be followed by other words in the inessive case, such as tilassa or käytössä, to specify what is more efficient.

Usage notes and examples:

- Kone toimii tehokkaammassa tilassa kuin vanha malli. (The machine operates in a more efficient state than the old model.)

- Uudemman ohjelmiston käyttöönoton jälkeen järjestelmä on tehokkaammassa käytössä. (After adopting the newer software, the system is in more efficient use.)

The term itself is not a fixed concept separate from the adjective; rather, it is a specific inflected form used to convey a higher level of efficiency in a described state. Finnish grammar texts treat tehosta­mma­ssa as one example of how comparative adjectives interact with case endings.

See also:

- Finnish grammar

- Comparative degree (Finnish)

- Inessive case

- Adjective declension in Finnish