superficial; shallow; surface-level; (about people, thinking, relationships:) lacking depth; (about a wound:) not deep
Building blocks
pinna- → from the noun pind (surface), genitive form
peal → on top, on
-ne → adjective ending (turns it into an adjective)
So literally pinnapealne means: “on-the-surface”
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “pinnapealne” ⬇️
What to remember
When something stays or remains superficial, use jääma + the Translative case (ending -ks)
Example
Arutelu jäi kahjuks pinnapealseks
Literally: “Discussion remained unfortunately superficial-into”
Idiomatically: “Unfortunately, the discussion remained superficial”
Arutelu - Noun - Nominative Singular: "discussion"
jäi - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "remained"
kahjuks - Adverb - Indeclinable: "unfortunately"
pinnapealseks - Adjective - Translative Singular: "superficial"