älykkäämpiä

älykkäämpiä is the plural partitive form of the Finnish comparative adjective älykkäämpi, meaning “smarter” or “more intelligent.” It is used when describing multiple items or options in contexts where the noun being described is in the partitive case or is otherwise indefinite.

In practical use, älykkäämpiä modifies plural nouns such as ratkaisuja (solutions) or vaihtoehtoja (options): älykkäämpiä ratkaisuja means “smarter solutions” and älykkäämpiä vaihtoehtoja means “smarter options.” The form reflects Finnish grammar where adjectives agree in number and case with the noun they describe, and the partitive plural ending is used with certain plural nouns.

Grammatical note: Finnish adjectives have three degrees (positive, comparative, superlative). The comparative älykkäämpi forms the base for translating “more intelligent.” When the sentence’s subject is definite and stands in the nominative plural, the corresponding form for the adjective is typically älykkäämmät (for example, älykkäämmät ratkaisut). The opposite case arises when the noun is in the partitive plural, where älykkäämpiä is used.

Related terms include the positive adjective älykäs (intelligent) and the superlative älykkäimmät, which is used for the most intelligent in a group. Finnish comparatives often interact with case endings to express subtle nuances of quantity and definiteness.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, comparatives, partitive case.