johtajista

johtajista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun johtaja, meaning “from the leaders” or “about the leaders” depending on the context. It is used when the leaders as a group are the source of information or the topic of discussion. The elative plural is formed with the suffix -ista/-istä and is common in Finnish to express origin, basis, or topic in sentences that require the elative case.

In practice, johtajista refers to a group of leaders such as managers, directors, or heads of an organization when they are being talked about. Examples include sentences like “Keskustelussa johtajista on noussut huoli henkilöstön asemasta” (There has been concern about the staff’s position in the discussion about the leaders) or “Säätiön johtajista puhuttiin tarkasti” (The leaders of the foundation were discussed in detail). The form is primarily used to frame the leaders as a unit or topic of reference rather than as the subject of the sentence.

Related terms help clarify nuance.johtajat is the nominative plural meaning “the leaders” as the subject or object. johtajisto refers to the leadership team or executive group as a cohesive unit.johtajuus denotes leadership as a concept or quality rather than people. The word johtaja itself is derived from the verb johtaa, “to lead,” with the -ja suffix forming the agent noun, while -ista/-istä marks the elative plural form used for source or topic.