The elative form co-occurs with verbs indicating concrete or abstract
movement, e.g. tul/la ‘come’ and palat/a ‘return’, to express coming ‘from
doing something’. Note in addition the verbs below which are always
followed by the third infinitive.
estä/ä prevent pelasta/a save
esty/ä be prevented pelastu/a be saved
kieltä/ä forbid varo/a beware of
kieltäyty/ä refuse varoitta/a warn
lakat/a cease välttä/ä avoid
Tuula tuli rannalta ui/ma/sta.
Tuula came from the beach, wher she had been swimming (‘from
swimming’).
Eva palasi Turusta opiskele/ma/sta.
Eva returned from studying at (‘from’) Turku.
Silja lakkasi itke/mä/stä.
Silja stopped crying.
Kieltäydyn poltta/ma/sta savukkeita.
I refuse to smoke cigarettes.
Älä estä minua näke/mä/stä!
Don’t prevent me from seeing!
Hän pelasti minut hukku/ma/sta.
He/she saved me from drowning.
