Spausdinu

Spausdinu is a Lithuanian verb form, the first-person singular present tense of spausdinti, meaning “to print.” The verb spausdinti covers producing printed material, whether on paper with a printer or as part of a publishing process, and can also refer to printing digital content onto a medium. In everyday speech, spausdinu is used when the speaker is performing a printing action at the moment.

Grammar and usage: The present tense forms are as follows: aš spausdinu, tu spausdini, jis/ji spausdina, mes spausdiname, jūs spausdinate, jie spausdina. The past tense is formed as spausdinau (I printed), and the future as spausinsiu (I will print). Spausdinti is a common, neutral verb found in both informal and formal contexts, including office communication, technical manuals, and educational writing.

Etymology and related words: The verb is built on the Lithuanian root spau- related to pressure or printing, with the noun spausdinimas meaning printing or the act of printing. Related participles include spausdintas (printed) and other compound forms that convey aspects such as completed printing or distributed copies, depending on prefix usage.

Usage notes: In modern Lithuanian, spausdinti covers printing from a computer, printing documents, or producing printed material for distribution. It is used across registers, from everyday tasks to administrative and technical contexts. For specific nuances such as printing out a copy or reprinting, Lithuanians use related prefixed forms, but spausdinu remains the base present form for the first person.

Examples: Aš spausdinu dokumentą iš kompiuterio. Vakar spausdinau ataskaitą.