voimakkaasta

Voimakkaasta is a Finnish adjective-inflected form meaning “from a strong” or “of a strong,” and it functions as the elative singular form of voimakas, the adjective meaning strong or powerful. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so voimakas becomes voimakkaasta when used with a singular noun in the elative case.

Etymology and grammar: Voimakas derives from voima, meaning power or strength, with the usual adjective suffixes. The elative singular ending -sta/-stä indicates origin or source, yielding voimakkaasta when the noun it describes is in elative singular. The form is used before the noun it modifies, as in voimakkaasta tuulesta (“from a strong wind”) or voimakkaasta valosta (“from a strong light”). Finnish adjectives have several inflected forms; voimakas also appears in other cases and numbers (voimakas, voimakkaan, voimakasta, etc.), but voimakkaasta is specifically the elative singular.

Usage: The elative form voimakkaasta is common in descriptive and literary contexts, especially when emphasizing the strength of a source, cause, or condition. It can be part of phrases indicating movement from something strong, or describe circumstances arising from a strong phenomenon. Because Finnish relies on case endings rather than prepositions to mark relationships, the exact meaning depends on the noun in elative and the broader sentence structure.

Examples: Voimakkaasta tuulesta huolimatta vene pysyi vakaana (“Despite the strong wind, the boat remained steady”). Voimakkaasta valosta johtuen näkö on heikentynyt (“Because of the strong light, vision has deteriorated”).

See also: Finnish adjective inflection, elative case, voimakas.