No. 676 in Finnish
siltä
"From it," "from that," or "seemingly" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Siltä näyttää, että sää paranee illaksi.
It seems that the weather will improve by the evening.
The word "siltä" acts in this context as an agent in the expression "looks like" or "seems like," indicating a subjective impression or assessment.
Ei sada enää, joten voimme siirtyä siltä suojalta ulos.
It is no longer raining, so we can move outside from that shelter.
Here, "siltä" refers to a specific shelter, using the word with the ablative suffix "-ltä" to mean 'from that'.
Hän pyysi apua siltä mieheltä kadulla.
She asked for help from that man on the street.
In this scenario, "siltä" uses the ablative form to indicate origin, signaling 'from that' person in a definite sense.
Se näyttää siltä, että se olisi valmis.
It appears as if it would be ready.
The word 'siltä' is used as a partitive form of 'se' (it, that) to form an expression indicating appearance or impression ('näyttää siltä').
Otamme siltä kävelymatkalta valokuvia.
We take photos from that walking trip.
The word 'siltä' serves as an adverbial form representing the origin (from that) linked with the activity (from that walking trip).
Voimme kysyä siltä ihmiseltä apua.
We can ask help from that person.
Here, 'siltä' is used in a dative-like function specifying the source of receiving (ask help from that person).
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