ryhmältä

Ryhmältä is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun ryhmä, meaning “from the group.” It is used to indicate source or origin, i.e., that something comes from or is derived from a group.

In Finnish, the elative suffix is -lta/-ltä, attached to the noun. For ryhmä, the form is ryhmältä. The corresponding plural elative form is ryhmiltä, meaning “from the groups.” The elative expresses source or starting point and is not used to express possession; possession is shown with the genitive form ryhmän.

Usage examples illustrate the typical sense of origin. Olen saanut ohjeet ryhmältä. (I have received the instructions from the group.) Nämä tiedot ovat peräisin ryhmältä. (These data come from the group.) Raportin tiedot on kerätty ryhmältä. (The report’s data were collected from the group.)

Notes for readers: ryhmältä denotes source, not ownership or belonging. When indicating ownership or association, use ryhmän (the group’s). The elative form is common in contexts such as communications, data provenance, or statements about where information originated. For general reference, related forms include ryhmä (the group) and ryhmiltä (from the groups).