odotuksista

Odotuksista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun odotus, which means expectation, anticipation, or hope. In ordinary use, odotukset express what people believe or hope will happen in the future. The term odotuksista appears when referring to those expectations in a context such as discussion, analysis, or reporting. It can denote the general level of expectations among a group, or more specific sets of hopes related to a project, event, or outcome.

Linguistic notes

Odotus belongs to Finnish nouns that form the elative case with the suffix -sta/-stä in plural as odotuksista. The elative case is used to indicate movement from something, or to describe a topic in terms of “about” or “concerning” in many contexts, especially after verbs of discussion or inquiry (puhua odotuksista, keskustella odotuksista). Thus odotuksista commonly translates to “about the expectations” or “from the expectations,” depending on the broader sentence structure.

Semantic range

The concept covers positive, negative, and mixed expectations. Positive expectations regard hopeful outcomes; negative expectations reflect skepticism or concern; mixed expectations acknowledge uncertainty. In social sciences and management, odotukset are important for understanding motivation, satisfaction, and perceived performance. In education, media, and economics, discussions of odotukset help frame analyses of outcomes versus forecasts.

Examples

Keskustelimme odotuksista projektin aikataulun ja budjetin suhteen. (We discussed the expectations regarding the project schedule and budget.)

Hänen odotuksistaan tuli suuria paineita lähettämisen jälkeen. (Their expectations created great pressure after the submission.)

Odotukset voivat vaikuttaa sekä päätöksiin että lopulliseen tulokseen. (Expectations can influence both decisions and the final result.)

See also

odotus, odotukset, elatiivi case in Finnish grammar.