võimsama

Võimsama is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the adjective võimas, meaning powerful. It functions as the comparative form võimsam in its genitive singular form. In practice, võimsama appears in contexts where the noun it would modify is in a case such as genitive, or in fixed phrases where theGenitive relationship is expressed through the adjective’s inflected form.

Meaning and usage

The basic meaning of võimsam is “more powerful.” Võimsama, as the genitive singular, is used to indicate a relationship of greater power to a noun in the genitive case, or to express possessive or qualitative emphasis within a construction. This form is more commonly found in written and formal language, including descriptive, analytical, or rhetorical contexts, than in everyday speech where the base comparative võimsam is often used before a noun without additional inflection.

Examples

A typical usage is found in phrases such as võimsama jõu kasutamine, meaning “the use of greater power” or a similar construct where the noun requires the genitive form. The exact grammatical environment depends on the surrounding sentence and the case of the noun it relates to.

Notes

Estonian adjectives decline for case but not gender. The comparative form võimsam is the base, and võimsama appears in its genitive singular to align with the noun’s case. As with many inflectional forms, the phonetic and syntactic environment determines its precise placement and meaning in a sentence.