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erottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

erota + -ttaa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈerotːɑːˣ/, [ˈe̞ro̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -erotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): e‧rot‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): erot‧taa

Verb

erottaa

  1. (transitive) to separate, part, divide
  2. (transitive) to fire, dismiss [with elative ‘from’] (to relieve of a duty)
  3. (transitive) to expel [with elative ‘from’] (to terminate the membership of)
    Hänet erotettiin järjestöstä.
    He was expelled from the organisation.
  4. (transitive) to tell apart, differentiate, distinguish (often with toisistaan (from each other))
  5. (intransitive) to tell, make out, discern, spot, notice
    En pysty erottamaan, mitä hän sanoo.
    I can't tell what (s)he's saying.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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