tilanteista

Tilanteista is a Finnish inflected form of the noun tilanne, which means "situation" or "state of affairs." The ending -ista marks the elative plural, and the form is used to express "from the situations" or, in contexts of discussion, "about the situations." It is a standard part of Finnish noun inflection and appears in both spoken and written language.

Usage of the form is common with verbs that take the elative or discuss topics, such as puhua or keskustella. For example: "Puhuin tilanteista" means "I spoke about the situations," and "Keskustelimme tilanteista, joissa projektin suoritus epäonnistui" means "We discussed the situations in which the project performance failed." The elative plural can also appear in descriptive phrases referring to multiple circumstances or sources.

Grammatically, tilanteista is the plural elative of tilanne. It contrasts with other forms such as tilanteesta (singular elative), tilanteet (nominative plural), and tilanteiden (genitive plural). While tilanteista is a routine grammatical form, it does not denote a standalone concept; its meaning derives from the base word tilanne and the context in which it is used.

In usage notes, tilanteista is more likely to appear in formal writing, reporting, and academic or analytic contexts, though it also occurs in everyday speech when multiple situations are being referenced or discussed. See also Finnish grammar and the elative case for related information.