tärkeintä

Tärkeintä is a Finnish word meaning "the most important thing." It is the partitive singular form of the superlative adjective tärkein and is commonly used as a predicative complement in sentences such as "Tärkeintä on terveys" (The most important thing is health). The form signals priority or an essential element in a situation.

Etymology: The base adjective tärkeä means "important." The superlative is formed with the ending -in, yielding tärkein, and the corresponding partitive singular is tärkeintä. In predicative use with olla, Finnish often employs the partitive case for general statements or emphasis.

Usage: Tärkeintä is widely used to denote priority, goals, or values and can introduce clauses after "on" or "että" constructions. It appears in everyday speech as well as writing and can carry a sense of emphasis without altering the overall meaning of the sentence.

Variants and related terms: Related forms include tärkeä (important) and tärkein (the most important, in nominative). Related concepts include pääasia (the main thing) and prioriteetti (priority).

See also: Finnish grammar; Adjectives; Partitive case.