finputsa

Swedish

Etymology

fin (“fine”) +‎ putsa (“polish, shine”)

Verb

finputsa (present finputsar, preterite finputsade, supine finputsat, imperative finputsa)

1. to polish (away smaller irregularities or impurities)
2. (figuratively) to fine-tune, to polish, to hone, to put the finishing touches on

Conjugation

Conjugation of finputsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	finputsa		finputsas
supine	finputsat		finputsats
imperative	finputsa		—
imper. plural1	finputsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	finputsar	finputsade	finputsas	finputsades
ind. plural1	finputsa	finputsade	finputsas	finputsades
subjunctive2	finputse	finputsade	finputses	finputsades
present participle		finputsande
past participle		finputsad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• finputsning

See also

• finslipa

References

• finputsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• finputsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)