sõpradest

Sõpradest is the Estonian elative plural form of the noun sõber, meaning “from the friends” or “out of the friends.” It represents a grammatical case used to indicate origin, source, or movement from a group of people identified as friends. In Estonian, the plural nominative is sõbrad, the plural genitive is sõprade, and the elative plural is sõpradest.

Uses of the elative plural include expressions that describe coming from or being derived from a group, as well as aboutness in some constructions where the elative is required. The form a speaker chooses depends on the verb and the syntactic role of the noun in the sentence. Sõpradest can also appear in phrases that translate to “from among the friends” or “out of the friends,” depending on context.

In the broader Estonian grammar, sõpradest fits with other plural forms built on the noun stem sõpr- (from sõber). Other related forms include the nominative plural sõbrad and the genitive plural sõprade, illustrating the standard noun declension pattern for plural cases.

See also: Estonian grammar, elative case, plural noun declension, decline pattern of sõber.

Note: Estonian case usage can be nuanced and is closely tied to verbs and prepositions that select a particular case. Sõpradest is one of several forms used to express relations involving groups identified as friends.