myönteisiltä

Myönteisiltä is the plural ablative form of the Finnish adjective myönteinen, meaning “positive” or “favorable.” It is used to indicate source or origin from multiple positive entities and typically accompanies a following plural noun in the ablative case (for example, myönteisiltä ihmisiltä).

Usage and meaning

The word functions as an attributive modifier that shows the source of something. In ordinary sentences it appears in phrases such as myönteisiltä ihmisiltä, which translates to “from positive people.” It can also pair with other plural nouns describing groups or sources described as positive or favorable.

Grammatical form

Myönteinen inflects like a regular Finnish adjective. The plural ablative form is myönteisiltä, used with plural nouns in the ablative case. Related forms include myönteisen (genitive singular), myönteisiä (partitive plural), and myönteisiä something else depending on case. The contrast with myönteiset (nominative plural) or myönteisten (genitive plural) shows how the same stem changes across cases and numbers.

Examples

- Palaute tuli myönteisiltä ihmisiltä. (The feedback came from positive people.)

- Tutkimukseen osallistuvat myönteisiltä tahoilta. (Participants come from favorable sources.)

Notes

Myönteisiltä is primarily used in written Finnish, especially in contexts involving descriptions of sources, opinions, or attitudes expressed by groups described as positive or favorable. It is one of several case-based forms of the adjective myönteinen and is not typically used standalone outside of a phrase indicating source.

See also

myönteinen, myönteisesti, myönteisten, Finnish grammatical cases.