putsa
Meaning
polish
In Swedish: polera, gnida
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att putsa | to polish |
|---|---|---|
| Present | putsar | jag putsar |
| Past | putsade | jag putsade |
| Supine | putsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har putsat | jag har putsat |
| Past perfect | hade putsat | jag hade putsat |
| Future | ska putsa | or: kommer att putsa |
| Conditional | skulle putsa | jag skulle putsa |
| Imperative | putsa! | a command |
| Present participle | putsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | putsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | putsas |
|---|---|
| Present | putsas |
| Past | putsades |
| Supine | putsats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use putsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise putsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (putsa). Which is the past tense?
putsa in a sentence
- putsa silverpolish (clean) silver
- putsa skorshine shoes
- Fönsterputsare putsar fönsterWindow cleaners clean windows
- Putsa glasögonen med en putsdukClean the glasses with a cleaning cloth
- Aporna putsar varandras pälsThe monkeys groom each other's fur
- putsa skäggettrim one's beard
- putsa en häcktrim a hedge
- Svanen putsar fjädrarna med näbbenThe swan preens its feathers with its beak
Questions
What does putsa mean in English?
putsa means “polish”.
What is the past tense of putsa?
The past tense of putsa is putsade (“jag putsade”). The supine is putsat, used in “jag har putsat”.
What is the present tense of putsa?
putsar, the same for every person: jag putsar, du putsar, vi putsar.
Similar words
gno
Origin
From German putzen.
Nearby common words
putsa is number 6,186 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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