opastukselta

Opastukselta is a Finnish elative form of the noun opastus, which means guidance, instruction, or orientation. The elative case (suffix -lta/-ltä) expresses origin or source, so opastukselta literally means “from the guidance” or “from the instruction.” In use, it serves to attribute information, advice, or directives to their source, such as a person, supervisor, or organization that provided the guidance.

In practice, opastukselta is most common in formal or semi-formal Finnish when referencing where a command, instruction, or piece of information originated. It helps specify that the material being discussed comes from the guidance offered, rather than from another source like personal experience or written literature. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for other constructions depending on context, such as indicating the source with a different noun phrase or using the standard word for guidance without specifying origin.

Examples:

- Opastukselta saamani ohjeet auttoivat projektin etenemisessä. (The instructions I received from the guidance helped the project progress.)

- Opastukselta peräisin oleva tieto osoittautui luotettavaksi. (The information that originated from the guidance proved reliable.)

Notes:

- Opastukselta is specifically the elative form; the base noun is opastus.

- Related terms include opastus (guidance/instruction) and references to Finnish grammar concepts such as elatiivi/elative case. See also opastus, elatiivi.