Erilaisista

Erilaisista is a Finnish word that functions as the elative plural form of the adjective erilainen, meaning different or various. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and erilainen can take the elative plural ending -ista/-istä to form erilaisista. This form is used when referring to multiple items or aspects from a source or context, often translating roughly as “from different …” or “of various …” in English, depending on the accompanying noun.

Grammatical notes and usage patterns. The elative plural ending -ista/-istä is used with plural nouns to indicate origin, source, or a broader range within a statement. Thus erilaisista appears in phrases such as the common expression erilaista? or rather erilaisista syistä and erilaisista näkökohdista, where it conveys “from different reasons” (more idiomatically, for various reasons) and “from different perspectives.” The form contrasts with other case forms of erilainen, such as erilaiset (nominative plural) and erilaisia (partitive plural).

Semantics and context. Erilaisista emphasizes diversity or variety within a group or set. It is frequent in descriptive or comparative writing, in academic and media language, and in everyday speech when listing multiple kinds, sources, or viewpoints. The word itself is neutral and does not imply judgment beyond indicating difference or diversity.

See also. related forms include erilainen (the base adjective meaning different) and erilaisten forms in other cases. These forms are part of Finnish adjective inflection and illustrate how case endings shape meaning in sentences.