herauszustellen

Herauszustellen is the German verb herausstellen, formed from the prefix heraus- and the verb stellen. It encompasses several related senses: to reveal or bring to light, to emphasize or highlight, and to show something as a finding or result. In formal and academic language it is common in constructions that indicate what should be noted or what proves to be the case.

Morphology and usage notes: herausstellen is a transitive, separable-prefix verb. In the present tense one says "er/sie/es stellt … heraus" (for example: Die Studie stellt die Ergebnisse heraus), in the simple past "stellte … heraus," and in the present perfect "hat … herausgestellt." The past participle is herausgestellt. A prevalent formal construction is "Es ist herauszustellen, dass ..." meaning "It should be noted that ..." or "It should be emphasized that ...". The phrase "etwas herausstellen" means to emphasise or to highlight something; e.g., "Die Untersuchung stellt heraus, dass der Effekt signifikant ist." Another common form is "In der Studie hat sich herausgestellt, dass ..." meaning "In the study it turned out that ...".

Related forms and distinctions: differ from ausstellen, which means to display or exhibit something. Additionally, the act of emphasizing can be referred to with the nominalized form das Herausstellen (the highlighting). Note that das Herausstellen is distinct from the noun Herausstellung (exhibition), which has a different meaning unrelated to emphasis.

Examples illustrate core uses: "Die Studie stellt heraus, dass der Effekt signifikant ist." "Es ist herauszustellen, dass die Daten methodisch begrenzt sind." "In der Analyse hat sich herausgestellt, dass ..." The term is primarily found in scientific, legal, and formal writing.