Epärealistisilta

Epärealistisilta is the ablative plural form of the Finnish adjective epärealistinen, meaning unrealistinen or unrealistic. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and the ablative plural ending for adjectives is -ilta. Therefore epärealistisilta is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the ablative case, for example to indicate origin or source.

As a grammatical form, epärealistisilta does not carry a separate meaning beyond that of epärealistinen; it functions to describe a plural noun phrase in the ablative case. It is most commonly found in written or formal Finnish, such as academic writing, analyses, or descriptions of sources, rather than in casual speech.

Usage notes:

- It typically accompanies plural nouns in the ablative case, where the phrase expresses source, origin, or attribution.

- A typical construction is to indicate that statements, claims, or judgments originate from or are associated with a group described as unrealistinen (unrealistic). For example: Kriittiset lausunnot tulevat epärealistisilta suunnitelmilta, meaning that the critical remarks come from/unfold from unrealistiset plans (in ablative plural).

Related terms include epärealistinen (unrealistic) for the base adjective, epärealistisesti (unrealistically) as an adverb, and other Finnish adjective inflections that show how mood, tense, or source can be expressed through case endings. The form epärealistisilta illustrates Finnish’s rich case-based adjective agreement and is typical of formal usage rather than everyday conversation.