Poistaa

Translations

1. to remove, take away, take off
   • poistaa jää ― to deice
   • poistaa huurre ― to defrost
   • poistaa maali ― to depaint
   • poistaa vaha ― to dewax
   • poistaa tuotannosta ― to discontinue (the production of)
   • poistaa myynnistä ― to discontinue (the sale of)
   • poistaa valikoimasta ― to discontinue (the sale of)
   • poistaa asemasta ― to eject (such as a disc from a drive)
2. to delete, erase, strike, eliminate from existence
3. (accounting) to depreciate, write off
4. (slang) to sell or deal illegal recreational drugs
   • Oisko jäbällä poistaa mulle gramma kukkaa?
     • Dude, can ya sell me a gram of reefer?

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".