Tulosta

Tulosta is a Finnish verb form meaning “to print” or “to output.” In everyday use, it appears most often as the imperative singular of tulostaa, the verb used for producing a physical copy or digital output of a document, image, or data. In software and user interfaces, tulosta is commonly seen on buttons or menu items, for example “Tulosta” or “Tulosta tämä dokumentti,” instructing the computer to send content to a printer or to generate a printable version.

The root of tulostaa is tulos, meaning result or output, and the form is built with typical Finnish verb morphology. The infinitive is tulostaa, while the imperative singular is tulosta. For multiple recipients or a formal register, forms such as tulostakaa may be used. Related nouns include tuloste (printout) and tulostus (printing or output). The device responsible for producing prints is called a tulostin (printer).

In practice, tulosta covers both physical printing and broader digital output, such as generating printable formats like PDFs, depending on the context. The term is standard in Finnish computing, office environments, and everyday language, and it is understood across formal and informal registers.

See also: tulostaa, tuloste, tulostus, tulostin.