piffa upp
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]piffa upp (present piffar upp, preterite piffade upp, supine piffat upp, imperative piffa upp)
- to make more refined or elegant; to spruce up, to jazz up, to spiff up, etc.
- Synonym: piffa till
- Jag ska bara piffa upp mig lite så sticker vi till festen sen
- I'm just going to spruce myself up a bit and then we'll leave for the party
- Jag piffade upp jackan med ett broderat märke
- I jazzed up the jacket with an embroidered patch
- Piffa upp gröten med bär, honung och kardemumma
- Jazz up your porridge with berries, honey, and cardamom
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of piffa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | piffa upp | piffas upp | ||
| Supine | piffat upp | piffats upp | ||
| Imperative | piffa upp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | piffen upp | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | piffar upp | piffade upp | piffas upp | piffades upp |
| Ind. plural1 | piffa upp | piffade upp | piffas upp | piffades upp |
| Subjunctive2 | piffe upp | piffade upp | piffes upp | piffades upp |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uppiffande | |||
| Past participle | uppiffad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||