Oppijoista

Oppijoista is the elative plural form of oppija, meaning a learner or student. In Finnish, oppijoista is used to refer to something originating from or drawn from a group of learners, or to indicate a subset of that group. The term is common in educational contexts, research, and discussions about learning experiences, where the experiences, feedback, or data of learners are the basis for conclusions or actions.

Morphology and usage notes: oppijoista is formed from oppija (singular) with the elative plural suffix -ista, signaling “from among the learners” or “from the learners.” It is typically used when describing sources, such as data, feedback, or experiences collected from learners. It can also appear in phrases like osa oppijoista meaning “a portion of the learners.”

Examples: Tutkimus perustui oppijoista kerättyyn dataan. Palautteen mukaan suunnitelmia muutettiin vastaamaan oppijoista saatujen kokemusten huomioimista. Aina, kun puhutaan siitä, mitä oppijat ovat kokeneet tai millaista palautetta he ovat antaneet, oppijoista käytetään elatiivimuotoa.

Nuances: oppijoista differentiates the source group from other groups (such as teachers or researchers) and emphasizes that information or phenomena originate with the learners as a collective. It is distinct from oppijat (nominative) or oppijoita (partitive), which refer to the learners themselves or an undetermined portion, rather than the source or context of something involving them.

See also: oppija, oppijat, oppijoiden.