poistaa

Poistaa is a Finnish verb meaning to remove, take away, erase, delete, or eliminate. It is used for both physical removal (for example, removing dust from a surface) and for more abstract or technical removals, such as deleting a file on a computer, removing an obstacle, or eliminating an error. In everyday language it can cover a range of senses from literal extraction to more figurative elimination.

Grammatically, poistaa is a transitive verb that follows standard Finnish conjugation patterns. The present tense forms are poistan, poistat, poistaa, poistamme, poistatte, poistavat. The past tense forms are poistin, poistit, poisti, poistimme, poistitte, poistivat. The noun form for the action is poisto, and related verbs include poistua (to disappear) and poistaminen (the act of removing). Finnish usage typically marks the thing being removed as the direct object, often with cases indicating source or location (for example from a surface or from a device) depending on the sentence.

Examples include: Hän poistaa pölyn pöydältä. Tiedosto on poistettava tietokoneelta. In computing contexts, poistaa commonly means to delete or remove a digital item, while in physical contexts it can mean to take away something tangible. The word is closely related to poisto (removal, elimination) and to the verb poistaa in various tenses and moods used across Finnish discourse.