Satunnaiselta

Satunnaiselta is the ablative singular form of the Finnish adjective satunnainen, meaning "random" or "incidental." In Finnish grammar, adjectives decline like nouns, and satunnaiselta appears in phrases where the adjective describes a noun with origin or source from randomness. It is not a common stand-alone adverb; the usual adverb for describing action performed in a random manner is satunnaisesti.

In practice, satunnaiselta occurs in attributive noun phrases, often in descriptive or literary Finnish, to convey that something arises from randomness. Examples include "satunnaiselta kuulostava ilmiö" (an phenomenon that sounds random) or "satunnaiselta vaikuttava valinta" (a choice that seems random). The form emphasizes the source of the described quality rather than the manner of action.

Notes on usage: The preferred way to say "randomly" in Finnish is satunnaisesti; satunnaiselta is limited to contexts where the phrase is read as "from randomness" or used to characterize the source of a property.

Morphology: satunnaiselta is part of the declension of the -inen adjective family. Other singular forms include nominative satunnainen, genitive satunnaisen, partitive satunnaista, inessive satunnaisessa, elative satunnaisesta, illative satunnaiseen, adessive satunnaisella, ablative satunnaiselta, allative satunnaiselle, essive satunnaisena, translative satunnaiseksi.

See also: satunnainen, satunnaisesti, satunnaisuus.