pigga upp

Swedish

Verb

pigga upp (present piggar upp, preterite piggade upp, supine piggat upp, imperative pigga upp)

  1. to make more fresh and alert (when lacking in vitality in some sense, sometimes more or less abstractly); to perk up
    1. to pick up, to refresh, to energize, etc.
      Kaffe piggar upp dig
      Coffee will pick you up
      pigga upp dina trötta ögon
      refresh your tired eyes
    2. to cheer up, to brighten up, etc.
      Han köpte en nytt datorspel för att pigga upp sig
      He bought a new computer game to cheer himself up
      pigga upp färger
      brighten up colors

Usage notes

See also pigg (“alert, fresh”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of pigga (weak)
active passive
infinitive pigga upp piggas upp
supine piggat upp piggats upp
imperative pigga upp —
imper. plural1 piggen upp —
present past present past
indicative piggar upp piggade upp piggas upp piggades upp
ind. plural1 pigga upp piggade upp piggas upp piggades upp
subjunctive2 pigge upp piggade upp pigges upp piggades upp
present participle uppiggande
past participle uppiggad

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

References

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