Näistä

Näistä is the elative plural form of the Finnish demonstrative pronoun nämä (these). It means “from these” or “out of these” and is used to indicate origin, source, or a topic related to multiple items or concepts.

Grammatically, näistä is an inflected form of a demonstrative pronoun and belongs to the Finnish case system. It represents the elative case in the plural. Other forms of the same stem include nämä (nominative), näiden (genitive), näissä (inessive), and näitä (partitive). Thus, näistä functions as a grammatical marker rather than a standalone preword, appearing with plural nouns to show origin or reference to those items.

Usage and examples illustrate how näistä operates in sentences. Näistä asioista on kyse means “These matters are at issue.” Näistä kahdesta vaihtoehdosta valitaan parempi means “From these two options, the better one is chosen.” It is common in both spoken and written Finnish to connect a reference to something previously mentioned or to a set of items being discussed.

Notes: Näistä does not constitute a separate lexical item with its own meaning beyond the demonstrative stem; it is one of several inflected forms used to express spatial or conceptual from-relationships in Finnish grammar. For learners, recognizing näistä as the elative plural form of nämä helps in understanding sentences that refer to origins or topics tied to multiple things.

See also: Finnish grammar, demonstrative pronouns, case endings.