Liittyviltä

Liittyviltä is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective liittyvä, which means related or connected. In Finnish grammar, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify, including case and number. The elative plural form -iltä (or -ilta, depending on vowel harmony) expresses origin or source from multiple related entities. Thus liittyviltä is used when the referring group is plural and the speaker wants to say “from the related ones” or “from among the related parties/things.”

Usage and function

The primary use of liittyviltä is to indicate source in sentences that involve related actors, groups, or objects. It commonly appears in formal, administrative, or legal language, where it is important to specify provenance of information, statements, or materials. Since it is an adjective form, liittyviltä is typically followed by a noun in elative plural, such as osapuolilta, tahoilta, or vastaavista entities.

Examples

- Tiedot ovat saatu liittyviltä osapuolilta. (The information has been obtained from the related parties.)

- Lausunto liittyviltä tahoilta on erillisen arvioinnin alainen. (A statement from the related authorities is subject to separate assessment.)

Notes

liittyviltä should not be used alone; it is a grammatical form that requires a following noun in the appropriate case. Distinguish wysoko between related (liittyvät) and from the related ones (liittyviltä) by observing whether the sentence marks provenance (elative) or mere relation (nominative). Etymologically, liittyvä comes from the verb liittyä, meaning to join or relate.