piffa upp

Swedish

Verb

piffa upp (present piffar upp, preterite piffade upp, supine piffat upp, imperative piffa upp)

  1. 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

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
present participle uppiffande
past participle uppiffad

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

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