tulemus

Tulemus is a native Estonian noun meaning result, outcome, consequence, or product. It is used to refer to the end state of a process, the finding of a study, or the output of an action, and it can refer to both concrete products and abstract conclusions.

The word is formed from the Estonian verb tulema (to come) with a nominalizing suffix. In everyday and academic use, tulemus denotes what follows from a set of inputs or conditions, such as the results of an experiment, calculations, or a project’s final deliverable.

Tulemus is declined like other Estonian nouns and has no grammatical gender. Common forms include singular nominative tulemus, genitive tulemuse, and partitive tulemust. In plural, the nominative form is tulemused, with corresponding genitive tulemuste and partitive tulemusi among others, depending on the sentence.

In usage, tulemus often appears in scientific, mathematical, and technical writing, as well as in ordinary speech to summarize outcomes. For example, "Uuringu tulemus näitab positiivset seost" translates to "The result of the study shows a positive correlation," and "Projekti tulemus oli valmis enne tähtaega" means "The project's result was ready ahead of schedule." The term is flexible for reporting findings, drawing conclusions, or describing produced outputs in Estonian.