Karkottaa
Karkottaa is a Finnish verb meaning to drive away, repel, expel, or deter. It can refer to physically removing something from a place, to discouraging unwanted behavior, or to banishing a person or group. In everyday use, it often describes removing pests or intruders, for example by scaring away birds or other animals. In legal and political contexts, karkottaa refers to expelling a person from a country, i.e., deportation.
In practice, karkottaa has both general and specialized uses. Common informal uses include driving away animals
Grammatical notes: karkottaa is a transitive verb. Present tense forms are karkotan, karkotat, karkottaa, karkotamme, karkotatte,
Etymology: karkottaa is a native Finnish verb built on the root karkot-, with karkotus as its noun.