Poistat

Poistat is a Finnish verb form that means "you remove" or "you delete." It is the second person singular present indicative form of the verb poistaa, which means to remove, delete, or erase. The base infinitive is poistaa, and other principal forms include minä poistan (I remove), hän poistaa (he/she removes), me poistamme (we remove), te poistatte (you all remove), and he poistavat (they remove). The noun forms related to removing include poisto (removal, deletion) and poistaminen (the act of removing).

Usage and nuance: Poistat is used in everyday speech and written text to describe a singular listener performing the action of removing something. In negative constructions, the sentence is built with ei, for example, "Sinä et poista" (you do not remove). In instructional or imperative contexts, the command forms are poista (singular) and poistakaa (plural).

Examples: "Sinä poistat vanhat tiedot." (You remove the old data.) "Poistatko tämän tiedoston?" (Would you remove this file?) The form is grammatical in declarative statements and questions but not used as a direct command.

Related terms: poistaa (to remove), poisto (removal, deletion), poistaminen (the act of removing). The word is part of a broader set of Finnish verb forms built on the root poista- and used across both physical and digital contexts.