yleisimmällä

Yleisimmällä is a Finnish grammatical form used as the adessive singular of the superlative adjective derived from the adjective yleinen, meaning general or common. In gloss, it expresses “in the most common [way/place/state]” or indicates the most typical degree of frequency or ubiquity when describing a noun in a specific case. The form is part of Finnish adjective declension, where the superlative stem yleisimm- takes case endings such as -llä for the adessive.

Usage and meaning

Yleisimmällä is typically found in phrases that describe how something is done or located in the context of being the most typical. Common collocations include yleisimmällä tavalla (in the most common way) and yleisimmällä paikkakunnalla (at the most common location). The word emphasizes the highest level of conventionality or frequency within a given set of options or observations. It is most often encountered in written Finnish, formal descriptions, or linguistic explanations rather than everyday casual speech.

Related forms

The base adjective is yleinen, with comparative and superlative forms used to express varying degrees of commonness (for example, yleisempi for more common, yleisimmä for the most common in stem forms). The adverbial or noun-using variants combine with other words to suit different grammatical cases and meanings, such as yleisimmillä markkinoilla or yleisimmässä kontekstissa.

See also

yleinen, yleisempi, yleisimmän, yleisimmät, yleisimmillä, yleisimmillä tavalla.