Torilta

Torilta is a Finnish adverbial phrase meaning "from the market." It is formed from the noun tori (market) plus the elative suffix -lta, which marks origin. The phrase functions to indicate provenance and can be used with verbs or as part of noun phrases describing something obtained or produced at a market.

Grammatically, torilta is the elative form of tori and is commonly used to specify source in everyday speech. It answers the question "From where?" in relation to goods, produce, or possessions. For example, Ostan sen torilta. (I buy it from the market.) Torilta ostetut omenat ovat edullisia. (Market-bought apples are affordable.) Torilta tuotu kala maistuu tuoreelta. (Fish brought from the market tastes fresh.)

Usage notes: torilta is particularly common in discussions of fresh produce, fish, flowers, and other goods commonly sold at markets. It can also appear in attributive phrases formed with participles, such as torilta ostettu or torilta tuotettu, to describe items that originated at the market. In contrast, alternative phrases like markkinoilta or toriin refer to different aspects of market activity (from markets in general, or to the market rather than from it).

Overall, torilta functions as a concise linguistic marker of provenance, conveying freshness and locality often associated with traditional or daily market trade in Finland. See also tori, torille, markkinoilta.