inhimilliseltä

Inhimilliseltä is the adessive form of the Finnish adjective inhimillinen, typically meaning “humane” or “from a humane perspective.” The word is used to express actions, policies, or viewpoints conducted in a humane manner or assessed from a humane standpoint. As a grammatical form, inhimilliseltä signals the manner or source of consideration, often translated into English as “in a humane way” or “from a humane viewpoint.”

Etymology and grammar: inhimillinen derives from ihminen (human) with the suffix -llinen, producing a word that denotes characteristics related to humanity or humanity’s qualities. The adessive suffix -ltä attaches to form inhimilliseltä, indicating source, perspective, or manner, such as “inhimilliseltä kantilta” (from a humane perspective) or “inhimilliseltä kannalta” (from a humane standpoint). The form can be used with singular and plural nouns in corresponding cases, adapting to the sentence structure.

Usage: inhimilliseltä is common in ethical, political, or social discourse when contrasting approaches to policy or treatment. It often emphasizes compassion, human dignity, or consideration for people’s well-being. Typical collocations include “inhimilliseltä kantilta,” “inhimilliseltä kannalta,” or phrases describing actions done in a humane way.

Examples:

- Päätökset tulisi tarkastella inhimilliseltä kannalta, jotta ihmisten hyvinvointi ei vaarannu.

- Hallitus pyrkii toimimaan inhimilliseltä kantilta, kun kyse on syrjäytyneiden tukemisesta.

Related terms: inhimillisyys (humanness, humanity), inhimillinen (humane, human-related), humanistinen (humanistic). Overall, inhimilliseltä functions as a key linguistic tool for expressing humane consideration in Finnish discourse.