tummempi

Tummempi is a Finnish adjective meaning "darker." It is the comparative form of tumma, used to compare the relative darkness of colors, light levels, or mood. The suffix -mpi is added to the base adjective tumma to form tummempi, and the corresponding superlative is tummimman. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, but not in gender, so tummempi can describe singular or plural nouns: tummempi väri (a darker color) and tummemmat värit (darker colors).

In usage, tummempi can function in predicate position or before a noun. For example, "Kuvan taustaväri on tummempi kuin edellinen" means "The background color of the image is darker than the previous one." It can also be used in idiomatic or figurative senses, such as describing a darker or more serious mood: "tummempi tunnelma" (a darker mood).

Notes and related terms: tummempi is specifically the comparative form; the base form is tumma (dark). The superlative form is tummimman. Finnish adjectives do not encode gender, and comparative forms like tummempi are used with both singular and plural nouns. Tummempi is not typically a proper noun, though it may appear capitalized in titles or product names. See also tumma, väri, sävy (tone/shade).