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erottaa
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
erottaa
- (transitive) to separate, part, divide
- (transitive) to fire, dismiss [with elative ‘from’] (to relieve of a duty)
- (transitive) to expel [with elative ‘from’] (to terminate the membership of)
- Hänet erotettiin järjestöstä.
- He was expelled from the organisation.
- (transitive) to tell apart, differentiate, distinguish (often with toisistaan (“from each other”))
- (intransitive) to tell, make out, discern, spot, notice
- En pysty erottamaan, mitä hän sanoo.
- I can't tell what (s)he's saying.
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Further reading
- “erottaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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