Läheisiltä

Läheisiltä is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective-noun läheinen, meaning someone who is close or familiar. In usage, läheisiltä denotes origin or source, indicating that something comes from people who are emotionally close or personally familiar, such as family members or close friends, rather than from strangers or the general public.

Grammar and forms: Läheinen can function as both an adjective and a noun. Its plural forms include läheiset (nominative), läheisten (genitive), and läheisiä (partitive). The elative plural, used for “from the close ones” or “out of the close ones,” is läheisiltä. This form is employed when describing information, help, opinions, or actions that originate with the group of people considered close.

Usage: The elative plural typically marks the source of something. Examples include: Läheisiltä on tullut viestejä. (Messages have come from the close ones.) Läheisiltä saatiin apua. (Help was obtained from the close ones.) Läheisiltä kuulin uutisia. (I heard news from my close ones.) The term emphasizes the relationship to the source and often appears in contexts about support networks, caregiving, or information sharing.

Nuance: Läheisiltä is distinct from other case forms of läheinen. For instance, lähellä or lähellisiä can refer to proximity or to the close ones as a direct object, respectively. The elative plural specifically signals origin or source from a group of people regarded as close.

See also: läheinen, elatiivi (elative case), Finnish grammar.