tufsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tufs (variant of tofs (“tuft”)) + -a
Verb
[edit]tufsa (present tufsar, preterite tufsade, supine tufsat, imperative tufsa)
- (usually with till (“up”)) to bring into (slight) disarray (with (figurative) tufts); to tousle, to ruffle, etc.
- (usually with till (“up”), figurative, euphemistic) to beat up or otherwise do (physical) harm to
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tufsa | tufsas | ||
| supine | tufsat | tufsats | ||
| imperative | tufsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tufsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tufsar | tufsade | tufsas | tufsades |
| ind. plural1 | tufsa | tufsade | tufsas | tufsades |
| subjunctive2 | tufse | tufsade | tufses | tufsades |
| present participle | tufsande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.