Yksiköistä

yksiköistä is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun yksikkö, meaning unit or component. The elative case expresses origin, source, or separation from a group, and in its plural form it is written as -istä, yielding yksiköistä.

Morphology and forms commonly encountered with yksikkö include: nominative yksiköt (units), genitive yksiköiden (of the units), partitive yksiköitä (units as a partitive object or quantity), and the elative yksiköistä (from the units). The elative plural is used when referring to things that come from or are drawn from multiple units.

Usage and examples: yksiköistä is used in contexts where something is derived from or sourced from several units. For example, Näytteet otettiin useista yksiköistä (Samples were taken from several units). Järjestelmä koostuu yksiköistä (The system consists of units). Tietoja kerätään yksiköistä, joista koostuu ryhmä (Data are collected from the units that make up the group).

Nuances: the elative form emphasizes origin, composition, or subset rather than possession. It is common in technical, scientific, administrative, and organizational language, especially when describing how a larger whole is assembled from smaller units or where information is traced back to particular units.

Related forms and contrasts: yksikkö (singular), yksiköt (nominative plural), yksiköiden (genitive plural), yksiköitä (partitive plural). Understanding the elative plural helps in expressing sources, origins, and components across Finnish discourse.