korrastas

Korrastas is the past tense form of the Estonian verb korrastama, which means to tidy up, organize, or put in order. In standard Estonian, korrastas is the third-person singular past indicative: for example, Ta korrastas ruumi enne külalisi means “He tidied the room before the guests.”

Etymology and form: korrastama is built from the adjective or adverbial stem korras, meaning in order or neat, together with the infinitive suffix -ma. The past tense form korrastas reflects the standard conjugation pattern for a common -ta verb in the third-person singular. Related nouns include korrastus (tidying, an act of putting in order) and korrastamine (the process of organizing or tidying).

Usage: korrastas is used to describe someone tidying or organizing something after a prior state of disarray. It can refer to physical spaces, such as rooms or desks, as well as to broader organizational tasks, like tidying records or improving a system. The verb is common in everyday Estonian and appears in narrative, descriptive, and instructional contexts.

Other notes: as a language form, korrastas is primarily of interest within Estonian grammar and vocabulary. It is not widely used as a proper noun or internationally recognized term. In related discussions, korrastama and its derivatives korrastus and korrastamine are often cited to discuss the concept of tidying or organizing in Estonian.

See also: korrastama; korrastus; korrastamine.