Opiskelijoilta

Opiskelijoilta is a Finnish elative plural form of the noun opiskelija (student), and it means "from the students" or, in some contexts, "by the students" as a source or origin. It is used to indicate the source of information, opinions, or material that comes from a group of students. In Finnish grammar, the elative case expresses origin, source, or movement away from, and -ilta/-iltä is the suffix used for the plural form in this case.

In practice, opiskelijoilta appears in sentences where the speaker attributes something to the students as a group. For example, it can introduce data, feedback, or perspectives collected from students: "opiskelijoilta saadun palautteen perusteella päivitettiin opetussuunnitelmaa" (the curriculum was updated based on feedback received from the students). Another common pattern is to note that information comes from the students: "kyselyn vastaukset ovat opiskelijoilta" (the survey responses are from the students).

Usage notes: opiskelijoilta is typically found in written Finnish, especially in academic, administrative, or organizational texts where the origin of information is important. It functions as a locative-like expression that helps specify the source group. The form can be distinguished from the nominative plural opiskelijat (the students) and from other case forms by its role in indicating origin or source rather than subject or object.

See also: Finnish grammar, elative case, noun cases in Finnish.