erillistän

Erillistän is a Finnish verb form derived from erillistää, meaning to separate, to isolate, to segregate. It is the first-person singular present indicative (minä erillistän) of erillistää and is used in contexts where something is set apart from a larger group or set. The term appears in both everyday language and more technical registers, including data management, logistics, and administration.

Erillistää is a transitive verb that takes a direct object referring to the element being separated. In present tense, the first-person singular is erillistän; other common forms include erillistät, erillistää, erillistämme, erillistätte, and erillistävät, following standard Finnish conjugation patterns. Passive and participial forms are also used in formal writing, such as erillistettävä (to be separated) and erillistetty (separated).

Usage notes: The verb denotes deliberate separation or isolation, not merely division. It can describe actions in data processing (erillistää subset of data), inventory management, organizational duties, and legal or policy contexts where responsibilities are separated.

Etymology: erillistää combines erillinen 'separate' with the causative suffix -stää, yielding a verb that expresses the act of causing separation. Related terms include erottaminen 'the act of separating,' erillinen 'separate, distinct,' and erottaa 'to distinguish or separate'.