Kiireellisestä

Kiireellisestä is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective kiireellinen, meaning urgent or pressing. Specifically, kiireellisestä is the elative singular form used when the adjective precedes a noun that is in the elative case (often translated as “from/about the urgent …”). In practice, kiireellisestä modifies a noun to express urgency or the need for prompt action, within phrases such as kiireellisestä asiasta (about the urgent matter) or kiireellisestä päätöksestä (from the urgent decision).

Because kiireellisestä is an adjective form, it does not function as a standalone noun. Its role and meaning depend on the noun it accompanies, and the case of that noun in the sentence. The form is common in formal or administrative Finnish, where urgency is a salient attribute of the subject—e.g., in government, medical, or organizational communication.

Etymology: kiireellinen derives from kiire (hurry, urgency) with the common adjectival suffix -ellinen, meaning “pertaining to” or “characterized by.” The elative suffix -stä/-stä is attached to the adjective to agree with the noun in the elative case, yielding kiireellisestä.

Usage notes: In everyday speech, speakers may use kiireellinen in base form, but kiireellisestä is standard when the surrounding grammar requires the elative case. The form helps convey that the referenced matter or action is urgent and requires attention or action.

See also: Finnish grammar; adjectives; elative case; urgency in language.