eemaldades

Eemaldades is the Estonian gerund form of the verb eemaldama, meaning to remove. It functions as an adverbial participle that expresses the manner, means, or context of the action in the main clause, and is commonly translated into English as by removing or removing. In usage, it introduces a subordinate clause that describes how the main action is carried out.

Morphology and usage notes: the form is created by adding the suffix -des to the verb stem eemald-, yielding eemaldades. It typically shares the same subject as the main clause and can appear at the beginning or inside a sentence. The gerund is common in formal writing and in concise constructions, where multiple actions are linked in a single sentence to show cause, method, or accompaniment.

Examples (Estonian with approximate English gloss):

- Eemaldades liigsed failid, säästame ruumi. (By removing the extra files, we save space.)

- Eemaldades tarbetuid andmeid, saime analüüsi selgemaks. (By removing unnecessary data, the analysis became clearer.)

- Eemaldades vanad moodulid, vähendasime tehnilist võlga. (By removing old modules, we reduced technical debt.)

See also: eemaldama, which covers the base verb and related forms; Estonian grammar discussions of gerunds and adverbial participles. Eemaldades thus serves as a compact way to express related actions that accompany or facilitate the main verb’s action, without creating a separate clause for each step.