työtovereilta

Työtovereilta is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “from colleagues” or “by colleagues.” It is the elative plural form of työtoveri, which means coworker or colleague. The word combines työ (work) with toveri (companion), reflecting the close working relationship among coworkers. In Finnish grammar, the elative case expresses origin or source, so työtovereilta signals that something comes from multiple colleagues.

The phrase is used to indicate the source of information, advice, gifts, or experiences. For example: Sain vinkkejä työtovereilta. Tämä palaute tuli työtovereilta. Työtovereilta kuultu tarina muistutti meitä siitä, miten yhteistyö voi auttaa ongelman ratkaisemisessa. The plural form emphasizes that the source is a group rather than a single individual; a singular counterpart is työtoverilta (“from a colleague”).

Usage notes and related forms: Suomen elatiivi plural työtovereilta is commonly used in workplace communication, reports, and informal speech to attribute ideas, feedback, or observations to colleagues. The singular form työtoverilta is used when referring to a single coworker as the source. Finnish also has related grammatical cases and compound nouns that shape how origins and other relationships are expressed.

See also: Finnish grammar of cases (elative/elatiivi), compound nouns, workplace terminology in Finnish.