peka finger

Swedish

Verb

peka finger (present pekar finger, preterite pekade finger, supine pekat finger, imperative peka finger)

  1. to point fingers or point the finger at (blame)
    Det är lätt att peka finger
    It's easy to point fingers
    Peka inte finger åt företaget. De bär inte skulden.
    Don't point the finger at the company. They're not to blame.
  2. to give someone/something the middle finger
    Synonym: peka fuck you
    Han pekade finger åt föraren
    He gave the driver the middle finger

Usage notes

Ambiguous, but clear from context.

Conjugation

Conjugation of peka (weak)
active passive
infinitive peka finger pekas finger
supine pekat finger pekats finger
imperative peka finger —
imper. plural1 peken finger —
present past present past
indicative pekar finger pekade finger pekas finger pekades finger
ind. plural1 peka finger pekade finger pekas finger pekades finger
subjunctive2 peke finger pekade finger pekes finger pekades finger
present participle —
past participle —

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

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