yleisistä

Yleisistä is a Finnish adjective form meaning general or broad, and it is the elative plural form of the word yleinen (general, common). It is not a standalone noun, but a declined adjective that modifies plural nouns in the elative case, indicating “from/about the general ones.” In usage, yleisistä often signals a broad, non-specific scope in contrast to more particular or specialized topics.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. The elative plural form yleisistä corresponds to a plural noun in the elative case, as in yleisistä asioista “about the general matters” or “from the general matters.” Other related forms of yleinen include yleisiä (partitive plural), yleiset (nominative plural), yleisten (genitive plural), yleisiä (partitive plural), and yleisissä (inessive plural).

Usage of yleisistä is common in formal and semi-formal Finnish, especially in discussions of broad or non-specific topics. It may appear in academic writing, policy discussions, journalism, and everyday speech when the speaker wants to refer to general principles, broad issues, or common matters.

Examples:

- Keskustelussa käsiteltiin yleisistä asioista. (The discussion dealt with general matters.)

- Tutkimus esittää yleisistä periaatteista johdettuja suosituksia. (The study presents recommendations derived from general principles.)

See also: yleinen, which denotes the base meaning of general, and related inflected forms such as yleisiä, yleisiä, and yleisissä.