vaativampi

Vaativampi is a Finnish adjective meaning “more demanding” or “more challenging.” It is used to describe tasks, requirements, or situations that require greater effort, skill, or resources. The word can also describe a person with higher standards or more exacting expectations in a given context.

Grammatically, vaativampi is the comparative form of the base adjective vaativa. In Finnish, the comparative is formed with the suffix -mpi. There is also a related adjective, vaativainen, whose comparative form is vaativaisempi. Examples of usage include: Tämä tehtävä on vaativampi kuin edellinen. (This task is more demanding than the previous one.) Kokeen vaativuus on kasvanut. (The exam’s demandingness has increased.) Hän on vaativampi johtaja kuin edeltäjänsä. (He is a more demanding boss than his predecessor.)

Etymology and nuance: vaativampi derives from vaativa, itself linked to demanding or requiring. The sense is generally neutral but can carry pejorative nuance when referring to people, particularly in contexts describing high or exacting standards. In everyday language, vaativampi emphasizes increasing difficulty or standards rather than personality alone.

Translations and related terms: English equivalents include “more demanding” and “more challenging.” Related Finnish terms include vaativainen (demanding or fastidious), vaativaisempi (more demanding, in the sense of a more exacting standard), and vaativuus (demandingness).