pyssla

Swedish

Etymology

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Verb

pyssla (present pysslar, preterite pysslade, supine pysslat, imperative pyssla)

  1. to do arts and crafts and similar activities
    Barnen pysslade i skolan
    The children were doing arts and crafts in school
  2. to putter, to potter around, to tinker
    Synonyms: knåpa, pilla, påta, pula
    Jag pysslar lite hemma
    I'm pottering around a bit at home

Conjugation

Conjugation of pyssla (weak)
active passive
infinitive pyssla pysslas
supine pysslat pysslats
imperative pyssla —
imper. plural1 pysslen —
present past present past
indicative pysslar pysslade pysslas pysslades
ind. plural1 pyssla pysslade pysslas pysslades
subjunctive2 pyssle pysslade pyssles pysslades
present participle pysslande
past participle pysslad

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

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