Matkustamosta

Matkustamosta is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun matkustamo, meaning the passenger cabin or passenger compartment in ships, airplanes, trains, or other transport vehicles. The elative case expresses movement from or origin, so matkustamosta translates roughly as “from the passenger cabin.”

Matkustamo as a word denotes a space intended for passengers within a vehicle. It is used mainly in nautical and transportation contexts, including ship layouts, airline terminology, and safety or procedural descriptions. The form matkustamosta shows that something is located in or originates from the passenger cabin.

In practice, matkustamosta is used to indicate location or origin. Examples include: Laivalla matkustamosta löytyi lisävarusteita. (From the passenger cabin on the ship, additional equipment was found.) Hätätilanteessa matkustamon ovet voidaan sulkea ja matkustajat siirtää toiseen tilaan kutsuttaessa evakuointiin; Evakuointi aloitettiin matkustamosta. (In an emergency, the doors of the passenger cabin may be closed and passengers moved to another area when evacuation is initiated.) Matkustamon suunnittelu ja tilankäyttö huomioivat turvallisuusvaatimukset.

Grammatically, matkustamosta demonstrates how Finnish uses the elative case to express origin or source. It can pair with verbs of movement, observation, or description to convey that an action or characteristic pertains to the area of the passenger cabin. See also elatiivi/ellatiivinen käyttö, kaikkea tarkoitettua tilaa ilmaisevat ilmaisut, and matkustamo as a broader term for passenger spaces.