Understanding the Elative Case in Finnish
In the Finnish language, the Elative case is used to show movement out of or from inside something. It's like saying you are coming out of a house or taking something out of a box.
Important Points
- The Elative case often ends in '-sta' or '-stä'.
- The ending '-sta' is used after vowels and some consonants.
- The ending '-stä' is used after consonants like 'l', 'n', 'r', 's', and 't'.
- This case is used with both physical and abstract concepts.
When you want to say you are coming out from a place, you use the Elative case. For example, if you are coming out of a school, you would use the Elative form of the word for school.
Examples
- Tyttö tulee talosta. (from the house)
- Poika hyppää autosta. (from the car)
- Kissa juoksee puusta. (from the tree)
The Elative case is not just for places. You can also use it to talk about ideas or feelings coming from someone or something. For example, you might say you heard a story from a friend.
Examples
- Hän kuuli tarinan ystävästä. (from the friend)
- Opin paljon kirjasta. (from the book)
- Sain kirjeen opettajasta. (from the teacher)