Pulsa el icono azul para descargar el documento.

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Breakdown of Pulsa el icono azul para descargar el documento.

• azul: blue
• el documento: the document
• descargar: to download

Questions & Answers about Pulsa el icono azul para descargar el documento.

What does pulsa mean here, and what form is it?

Pulsa here means press or tap.

Grammatically, it is the affirmative tú imperative of pulsar:

• pulsar = to press / to tap
• pulsa = press! / tap!

So the sentence is giving a direct instruction to you.

A few related forms:

• tú: pulsa
• usted: pulse
• negative tú: no pulses

In another context, pulsa could also mean he/she presses, but here it is clearly an instruction.

Why does the sentence use pulsa instead of presiona or haz clic?

All of these can be possible, but they are used a bit differently.

• pulsa is very common in instructions, especially in Spain, for press/tap
• presiona also means press, but can sound slightly more physical
• haz clic means click, so it is especially natural for a mouse/computer context

So:

• on a phone or touchscreen, pulsa is very natural
• on a computer, haz clic en el icono azul might also be very common

In Spain, pulsa is a very normal choice in interface language and instructions.