heiltä

Heiltä is the plural ablative form of the Finnish personal pronoun he (they). It expresses origin or source and means “from them.” In Finnish, the ablative case marks where something comes from or who provides something, and heiltä is used when the source is a group of people. It contrasts with other related forms such as heille (to them) and heistä (about them).

Examples:

Ostan sen heiltä. (I will buy it from them.)

Kuulin uutisen heiltä. (I heard the news from them.)

Sain ohjeet heiltä. (I received the instructions from them.)

Usage notes:

The form is tied to the plural subject they and is commonly used with verbs of receiving, hearing, learning, or attributing information. It does not apply to singular forms like häneltä (from him/her) or to the possessive forms; those use their respective ablative forms. In practice, heiltä frequently appears in everyday speech, business contexts, news reports, and informal conversation when indicating a source outside the speaker and listener.

Relation to other forms:

Heiltä belongs to a family of case forms built on the pronoun he, with related meanings such as to them (heille) or about them (heistä). Understanding the distinction among these forms helps clarify who is involved and the direction of action in Finnish sentences.