Swedish verb

pysa

hiss, go, buzz off

Meaning

hiss; go; buzz off

In Swedish: strömma ut med ett väsande ljud

Conjugation

Conjugation of pysa (hiss)
Infinitive	att pysa	to hiss
Present	pyser	jag pyser
Past	pyste	jag pyste
Supine	pyst	used after har / hade
Perfect	har pyst	jag har pyst
Past perfect	hade pyst	jag hade pyst
Future	ska pysa	or: kommer att pysa
Conditional	skulle pysa	jag skulle pysa
Imperative	pys!	a command
Present participle	pysande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of pysa
Infinitive	pysas
Present	pyses
Past	pystes
Supine	pysts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use pyser. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise pysa

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Yesterday I … (pysa). Which is the past tense?

pysa in a sentence

luften pyste ur däcket
the air hissed out of the tyre
Luften pyste ut
The air hissed out
Vi pyser!
Let's get out!

Questions

What does pysa mean in English?

pysa means “hiss, go”.

What is the past tense of pysa?

The past tense of pysa is pyste (“jag pyste”). The supine is pyst, used in “jag har pyst”.

What is the present tense of pysa?

pyser, the same for every person: jag pyser, du pyser, vi pyser.

Origin

From Old Swedish pysa, from Old Norse *pýsa, from Proto-Germanic *pusjaną, from *pus- (“swelling, bladder”), ultimately from the same root as pusta (“to puff”).

Nearby common words

pysa is number 8,667 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,663genomförd carried out, accomplished
8,664vattenfall a waterfall
8,665korva crease, wrinkle
8,666brotta to wrestle (to the ground)
8,668torterad tortured
8,669tjockare thicker
8,670alf alternative spelling of alv (“elf”)
8,671avsaknad loss, regret

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