Tallentaa

Tallentaa is a Finnish verb meaning to save, store, or record data, information, or media. It is a transitive verb requiring a direct object, such as a file, a dataset, or a recording. In information technology, tallentaa is commonly used to describe saving a file or preserving data, but it can also refer to recording audio or video or archiving documents or other content.

The verb is derived from the noun tallennus, meaning saving or storage, and belongs to the tallenn- family of related forms. The related noun tallennus refers to the act or process of saving or storing, while tallennin is a device that performs saving or recording.

Usage examples: "Tallenna tiedosto" (Save the file). "Tallentaa tapahtumat lokiin" or "Ohjelma tallentaa tapahtumat lokiin" (The program saves events to the log). In general Finnish, tense is formed with standard conjugation: infinitive tallentaa; present tense tallennan or tallentaa; past tense tallensin; passive present tallennetaan; imperative tallenna (singular) and tallentakaa (plural). The past participle is tallennettu, and the present participle tallentava.

See also: tallennus, tallennin.