turvallisesta

Turvallisesta is the elative singular inflection of the Finnish adjective turvallinen, meaning safe or secure. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case and number, so turvallinen becomes turvallisesta when describing a noun in the elative case. The elative form is used to express origin or source (“from a safe …”) and can also appear in contexts meaning “in terms of safety” when the noun is in the elative.

Grammatical note: The base adjective turvallinen has comparative and superlative forms (turvallisempi, turvallisin). Its elative plural is turvallisista, while other cases yield corresponding forms such as turvallisesta (elative singular) or turvalliseen (illative singular). It is important to distinguish turvallisesta (from a safe …) from turvallisuudesta, which is the elative of the noun turvallisuus (safety, security).

Usage and examples: turvallisesta is commonly used in safety-related descriptions and statements. Examples include phrases such as turvallisesta kodista (from a safe home), turvallisesta ympäristöstä (from a safe environment), and turvallisesta vaihtoehdosta (from a safe option). In everyday language, turvallisesta frames discussions about safety conditions, risk reduction, or safety features attached to a noun.

Related terms: turvallinen (safe), turvallisempi (safer), turvallisin (safest). For discussions specifically about safety as a concept rather than as an attribute of a noun, Finnish often uses turvallisuus and related phrases such as turvallisuuden osalta (in terms of safety) rather than inflecting turvallisesta.

Note: turvallisesta should not be confused with turvallisuudesta, the elative form of the noun turvallisuus.