piffa upp
Swedish
Verb
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
| 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.