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jaotella

Jaotella is a Finnish verb meaning to distribute, allocate, or sort items, resources, or information into parts or categories. It covers actions such as dividing a whole into sections, assigning tasks, or organizing data by class. In everyday Finnish, one may speak of jaottelu or jaon to refer to the act or result of distribution or classification.

The term derives from the root jaota, meaning to divide, and is formed with the verb suffix

Common uses include organizing physical items (jaotellaan tavarat eri luokkiin), allocating resources (jaotella budjetti osiin), and

As a generic term, jaotella is often contrasted with more specific verbs such as luokitella (to classify),

-ella
to
create
the
infinitive
jaotella.
Related
nouns
include
jaottelu
(the
act
of
sorting
or
classifying)
and
jako
(distribution
or
allocation).
The
verb
is
used
as
a
transitive
action
and
can
take
direct
objects
or
be
used
in
passive
or
reflective
constructions.
classifying
data
in
statistics
or
data
processing
(jaotella
havainnot
luokkiin).
In
logistics,
jaotella
describes
distributing
goods
across
locations;
in
education
or
project
management,
it
describes
assigning
tasks
among
team
members.
jakaa
(to
share
or
divide,
sometimes
more
general),
or
jakautua
(to
be
divided).
The
nuances
depend
on
context,
including
whether
the
emphasis
is
on
division,
allocation,
or
categorization.