täsmällisempä

Täsmällisempää is the comparative form of the Finnish adjective täsmällinen, meaning more precise or more exact. It is used to compare the level of precision between statements, data, measurements, or descriptions.

In Finnish, adjectives decline for case and number, and their comparative forms are built by modifying the stem and adding the appropriate suffix. For adjectives ending in -inen like täsmällinen, the comparative stem is formed by removing the -inen ending and adding -isempi, producing täsmällisempi in the nominative singular. The corresponding inflected forms follow standard Finnish noun-adjective agreement, so the partitive singular appears as täsmällisempää (for example, täsmällisempää tietoa, more precise information), and the plural forms like täsmällisemmät occur with plural nouns or subjects.

Usage notes include that täsmällisempää emphasizes a higher degree of precision than another item, often in formal or scientific contexts. It can modify nouns directly or appear in comparative constructions with verbs, such as “on täsmällisempää” (is more precise). For nuance, Finnish also has täsmällisempi as the canonical nominative singular form when used in a predicative or modifying position, while täsmällisempää is its inflected form used in other cases or after certain verbs.

Related terms include täsmällinen (precise), tarkka (accurate), and tarkempi (more accurate). The choice between täsmällisempää and tarkempi depends on nuance and register; täsmällinen conveys a sense of exactness and reliability, whereas tarkka emphasizes correctness and exact measurement.