päästetä

päästetä is a Finnish verb meaning "to release," "to let go," or "to free." It is used in contexts where someone or something is being set free, released from confinement, or allowed to move or develop. The verb belongs to the -tella/-ltää verb group, and its stem is pääs-.

Conjugation in the present tense includes forms such as "päästän" (I release), "päästät" (you release), "päästää" (he/she releases), "päästämme" (we release), "päästätte" (you all release), and "päästävät" (they release). In the past tense, the verb takes the -i- stem, producing forms like "päästiin" (I was released) or "päästettiin" (they were released). The conditional mood appears with -isi- as in "päästimisi" (we would have released). The passive voice is created by adding -ntä/-ttä, yielding "päästetään" (it is released).

Common uses include: "Hän päästää eläimet metsästä" (He releases the animals into the forest); "Päästetään tuulivoima" (Let wind power be released) in technological contexts; and "päästynyt" meaning "released" as a past participle, e.g., "Kirja on päästynyt" (The book has been released). In legal or administrative texts, it may refer to the release of detainees or documents. Diminutives and compound words such as "päästönpäästäminen" (the act of letting go) also exist. The term reflects a concept of liberation or freeing.