sankareista

Sankareista is the plural elatiivi form of the Finnish noun sankari (hero). In Finnish grammar, the elatiivi marks origin, source, or a topic, and sankareista is commonly translated as “from the heroes” or “about the heroes,” depending on the syntactic context.

Form and usage: The base noun sankari has the plural form sankarit. The plural elatiivi suffix -ista attaches to the plural stem, producing sankareista. This form appears in sentences that express source or topic with verbs that govern the elatiivi, such as puhua (to speak) or käsitellä (to deal with, to treat).

Examples: Puhuimme sankareista. (We talked about the heroes.) Artikkeli käsittelee sankareista kertovia tarinoita. (The article discusses stories about the heroes.)

Context and nuance: Sankareista is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item. Its exact meaning depends on the surrounding verb and construction. It is common in written Finnish, including journalism, history, and literature, to refer to topics or accounts concerning heroes, whether real or fictional.

Related forms: sankari (singular nominative), sankarit (plural nominative), sankareiden (genitive plural), sankareista (plural elatiivi). The term is primarily a grammatical tool for signaling subject matter or source rather than a standalone concept.