Luokalta

Luokalta is a Finnish noun form that appears as an inflected variant of luokka, generally understood as meaning “from the class” or “out of the class.” In standard Finnish, the typical elative form of luokka is luokasta, which is used in most everyday contexts to express origin or source. Luokalta, however, is comparatively rare and is mainly found in dialectal speech, historic texts, or in certain fixed expressions where the -alta/-ltä suffix pattern is used for emphasis or stylistic reasons.

Usage and notes

- Luokalta is not the default elative for luokka in contemporary standard Finnish.

- It may be encountered in regional varieties or older literature, and in some idiomatic constructions where speakers opt for a more emphatic or stylistic variant.

- In most modern contexts, speakers would use luokasta to denote origin from a class or group, such as a class in school or a grouping within a category.

Examples

- Hän palasi luokalta käytävälle. (He returned from the class to the hallway.)

- Tehtävät ovat peräisin luokalta, jossa ne alun perin jaettiin. (The tasks come from the class where they were originally distributed.)

See also

- luokka (class, category)

- elatiivi (elative case)