vanhemmalla

Vanhemmalla is a Finnish-language inflected form of the adjective vanhempi, meaning older or elder. It is used in sentences to describe a noun in the adessive case, typically conveying a relationship of relative age or association with the elder of two or more referents. The base form vanhempi is the comparative degree of vanha (old), and vanhemmalla represents the adessive singular form of that comparative.

In grammar, vanhemmalla is formed by taking the comparative stem vanhemm- and adding the adessive suffix -lla. This allows the word to function within phrases that indicate location or relation on or with an older referent, such as specifying which person or object is involved in the action or state described by the sentence.

Usage and note: Vanhemmalla appears in everyday Finnish and in written texts whenever a speaker wishes to refer to the older of two or more entities, or to indicate a connection with that older referent. It is one of several inflected forms of the adjective vanhempi, and it operates within the same framework of Finnish noun-adjective agreement and case marking. It is not a standalone proper noun and does not denote a specific place, person, or work in standard reference sources.

See also: Finnish grammar; adjectives in Finnish; comparative forms; adessive case.